African striped weasel vs rusty lyonia

Poecilogale albinucha compared with Lyonia ferruginea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African striped weasel	rusty lyonia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Ericaceae
Genus	Poecilogale	Lyonia
Species	Poecilogale albinucha	Lyonia ferruginea

Conservation Status

African striped weasel

LC — Least Concern

rusty lyonia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African striped weasel	rusty lyonia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African striped weasel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

rusty lyonia

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.