The Japanese weasel is a carnivorous mammal belonging to the genus Mustela in the family Mustelidae. The most closely related Mustela species is the Siberian weasel. Its taxonomic species name, itatsi
Japanese weasel (Mustela itatsi) with a frog it has hunted in its mouth
Artistic depiction of kamaitachi with sickle-like claws
The Japanese hare is a species of hare endemic to Japan. In Japanese, it is called the Nousagi, meaning "field rabbit".
A Japanese hare in brown pelage
Japanese hare eating grass