gavião-de-asa-larga vs Japanese Weasel

Buteo platypterus compared with Mustela itatsi

Key Differences

• gavião-de-asa-larga is Least Concern while Japanese Weasel is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	gavião-de-asa-larga	Japanese Weasel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Aves (ave)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Buteo	Mustela
Species	Buteo platypterus	Mustela itatsi

Evolutionary Relationship

gavião-de-asa-larga and Japanese Weasel share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

gavião-de-asa-larga

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Weasel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	gavião-de-asa-larga	Japanese Weasel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

gavião-de-asa-larga

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, United States, and Venezuela.

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.

gavião-de-asa-larga

O Buteo platypterus (Gavião-de-asa-larga) está classificado como Pouco Preocupante (LC) na Lista Vermelha da IUCN. Amplamente distribuído e abundante em sua área de ocorrência, com populações estáveis e sem preocupações imediatas de conservação.