Japanese Weasel vs Cassie

Mustela itatsi compared with Senna obtusifolia

Key Differences

• Japanese Weasel is Near Threatened while Cassie is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Weasel	Cassie
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (carnivores)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Fabaceae
Genus	Mustela	Senna
Species	Mustela itatsi	Senna obtusifolia

Conservation Status

Japanese Weasel

NT — Near Threatened

Cassie

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Weasel	Cassie
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.

Cassie

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (13 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇯🇵 Japan