vs Japanese Weasel

Dyadobacter jiangsuensis compared with Mustela itatsi

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Japanese Weasel is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Japanese Weasel
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Bacteroidota (Bacteroidota)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Bacteroidia (Bacteroidia)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Cytophagales (Cytophagales)	Carnivora (Raubtiere)
Family	Spirosomaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Dyadobacter	Mustela
Species	Dyadobacter jiangsuensis	Mustela itatsi

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Japanese Weasel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.

Dyadobacter jiangsuensis is a Gram-negative, orange-pigmented bacterium in the family Cytophagaceae, first isolated from soil samples in Jiangsu Province, China. It is aerobic, rod-shaped, and non-motile, with the capacity to degrade polysaccharides in its soil environment. The genus Dyadobacter is part of the diverse Bacteroidetes phylum widely distributed in terrestrial and freshwater habitats.