Mustela itatsi Linnaeus 1758
45. Japanese Weasel Mustela itatsi French: Putois du Japon / German: Japan-Wiesel / Spanish: Comadreja japonesa Taxonomy. Mustela itatsi Temminck, 1844, Japan. The Japanese Weasel was previously considered a subspecies of the Siberian Weasel. Monotypic. Distribution. Japan. Introduced to Hokkaido an...
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ftdatacite:10.5281/zenodo.5714160 2023-05-15T18:09:19+02:00 Mustela itatsi Linnaeus 1758 Wilson, Don E. Mittermeier, Russell A. 2009 https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5714160 https://zenodo.org/record/5714160 unknown Zenodo http://publication.plazi.org/id/FFB6FFACCA50FFBFCA653C08FF86FF9C https://zenodo.org/communities/biosyslit https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5714044 http://publication.plazi.org/id/FFB6FFACCA50FFBFCA653C08FF86FF9C https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6363030 https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5714257 https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5714161 https://zenodo.org/communities/biosyslit Open Access Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode cc0-1.0 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess CC0 Biodiversity Taxonomy Animalia Chordata Mammalia Carnivora Mustelidae Mustela Mustela itatsi article-journal ScholarlyArticle Taxonomic treatment Text 2009 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5714160 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5714044 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6363030 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5714257 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5714161 2022-04-01T15:36:30Z 45. Japanese Weasel Mustela itatsi French: Putois du Japon / German: Japan-Wiesel / Spanish: Comadreja japonesa Taxonomy. Mustela itatsi Temminck, 1844, Japan. The Japanese Weasel was previously considered a subspecies of the Siberian Weasel. Monotypic. Distribution. Japan. Introduced to Hokkaido and Russia (S Sakhalin). Descriptive notes. Head-body 28-39 cm (males), 25-30- 56 cm (females); tail 15- 5— 21 cm (males), 13: 3-16.4 cm (females); weight 660-820 g (males), 360-430 g (females), adult males are almost twice the weight of females. The Japanese Weasel has a long, slender body and short limbs. The pelage is dark brown in summer, and becomes paler, almost yellowish brown in winter. The upper lips and chin are white. Habitat. Forests. Often found in close proximity to water and sometimes near human dwellings. Food and Feeding. The diet includes insects, reptiles, and small mammals. In Hamura, Japanese Weasels eat rodents, fish, arthropods, and crustaceans throughout the year; seasonal changes in the diet are small. In Tachikawa, the main food items are rodents and fruits in winter and spring, and arthropods and crustaceans in summer and autumn. On Zamami Island, where Japanese Weasels were introduced in 1957 and 1958, they eat a wide variety of prey, mainly insects, followed by reptiles and small mammals. Activity patterns. Nocturnal. Movements, Home range and Social organization. Solitary. Breeding. Mating occurs in late winter and births occur in the spring. Status and Conservation. Classified as Least Concern in The IUCN Red List. The Japanese Weasel is considered common throughout its range. This species has been introduced to certain areas to control reptiles and rats. Very little is known about Japanese Weasels and field studies are needed to learn more about their natural history, ecology, and conservation status. Bibliography. Fujii et al. (1998), Keishi et al. (2002), Okada et al. (2007), Sekiguchi et al. (2002), Wozencraft (2005). : Published as part of Don E. Wilson & Russell A. Mittermeier, 2009, Mustelidae, pp. 564-656 in Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 1 Carnivores, Barcelona :Lynx Edicions on page 651, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5714044 Text Sakhalin Lynx DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) |
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45. Japanese Weasel Mustela itatsi French: Putois du Japon / German: Japan-Wiesel / Spanish: Comadreja japonesa Taxonomy. Mustela itatsi Temminck, 1844, Japan. The Japanese Weasel was previously considered a subspecies of the Siberian Weasel. Monotypic. Distribution. Japan. Introduced to Hokkaido and Russia (S Sakhalin). Descriptive notes. Head-body 28-39 cm (males), 25-30- 56 cm (females); tail 15- 5— 21 cm (males), 13: 3-16.4 cm (females); weight 660-820 g (males), 360-430 g (females), adult males are almost twice the weight of females. The Japanese Weasel has a long, slender body and short limbs. The pelage is dark brown in summer, and becomes paler, almost yellowish brown in winter. The upper lips and chin are white. Habitat. Forests. Often found in close proximity to water and sometimes near human dwellings. Food and Feeding. The diet includes insects, reptiles, and small mammals. In Hamura, Japanese Weasels eat rodents, fish, arthropods, and crustaceans throughout the year; seasonal changes in the diet are small. In Tachikawa, the main food items are rodents and fruits in winter and spring, and arthropods and crustaceans in summer and autumn. On Zamami Island, where Japanese Weasels were introduced in 1957 and 1958, they eat a wide variety of prey, mainly insects, followed by reptiles and small mammals. Activity patterns. Nocturnal. Movements, Home range and Social organization. Solitary. Breeding. Mating occurs in late winter and births occur in the spring. Status and Conservation. Classified as Least Concern in The IUCN Red List. The Japanese Weasel is considered common throughout its range. This species has been introduced to certain areas to control reptiles and rats. Very little is known about Japanese Weasels and field studies are needed to learn more about their natural history, ecology, and conservation status. Bibliography. Fujii et al. (1998), Keishi et al. (2002), Okada et al. (2007), Sekiguchi et al. (2002), Wozencraft (2005). : Published as part of Don E. Wilson & Russell A. Mittermeier, 2009, Mustelidae, pp. 564-656 in Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 1 Carnivores, Barcelona :Lynx Edicions on page 651, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5714044 |
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