Japanese Weasel vs Wormseed

Mustela itatsi compared with Dysphania anthelmintica

Key Differences

• Japanese Weasel is Near Threatened while Wormseed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Weasel	Wormseed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Mustela	Dysphania
Species	Mustela itatsi	Dysphania anthelmintica

Conservation Status

Japanese Weasel

NT — Near Threatened

Wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Weasel	Wormseed
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.

Wormseed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇯🇵 Japan