Japanese Weasel vs Vegetable fern

Mustela itatsi compared with Diplazium esculentum

Key Differences

• Japanese Weasel is Near Threatened while Vegetable fern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Weasel	Vegetable fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Athyriaceae
Genus	Mustela	Diplazium
Species	Mustela itatsi	Diplazium esculentum

Conservation Status

Japanese Weasel

NT — Near Threatened

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Weasel	Vegetable fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Weasel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Japan. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Vegetable fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, South Africa, and United States.