African striped weasel vs silk-floss tree

Poecilogale albinucha compared with Ceiba speciosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African striped weasel	silk-floss tree
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)	Malvaceae
Genus	Poecilogale	Ceiba
Species	Poecilogale albinucha	Ceiba speciosa

Conservation Status

African striped weasel

LC — Least Concern

silk-floss tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African striped weasel	silk-floss tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African striped weasel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

silk-floss tree

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, and Turkey.

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.