African striped weasel vs Light Red Meranti

Poecilogale albinucha compared with Shorea lepidota

Key Differences

• African striped weasel is Least Concern while Light Red Meranti is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African striped weasel	Light Red Meranti
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Poecilogale	Shorea
Species	Poecilogale albinucha	Shorea lepidota

Conservation Status

African striped weasel

LC — Least Concern

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African striped weasel	Light Red Meranti
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African striped weasel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Light Red Meranti

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

African striped weasel

The African striped weasel (Poecilogale albinucha) is a species in the genus Poecilogale. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.