Alpine Strawberry vs American mink

Fragaria vesca compared with Mustela vison

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Alpine Strawberry American mink
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Rosales (Roses & Allies) Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family Rosaceae (Rose Family) Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus Fragaria Mustela
Species Fragaria vesca Mustela vison

Conservation Status

Alpine Strawberry

NE — Not Evaluated

American mink

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Alpine Strawberry American mink
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Strawberry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Japan), Europe (8 countries), North America (4 countries), and South America (6 countries).

American mink

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Mongolia), Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile, Ecuador).

Alpine Strawberry

The Alpine Strawberry (Fragaria vesca) is a species in the genus Fragaria. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Japan), Europe (8 countries), North America (4 countries), and South America (6 countries).

American mink

The American mink (Mustela vison) is a species in the genus Mustela. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland en.

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