Japanese Weasel vs winged prickly-ash

Mustela itatsi compared with Zanthoxylum armatum

Key Differences

• Japanese Weasel is Near Threatened while winged prickly-ash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Weasel	winged prickly-ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Rutaceae
Genus	Mustela	Zanthoxylum
Species	Mustela itatsi	Zanthoxylum armatum

Conservation Status

Japanese Weasel

NT — Near Threatened

winged prickly-ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Weasel	winged prickly-ash
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.

winged prickly-ash

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Italy and Taiwan.