vs American mink

Altererythrobacter troitsensis compared with Mustela vison

Taxonomic Classification

Rank American mink
Kingdom Bacteria (Bacteria) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales) Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family Erythrobacteraceae Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus Altererythrobacter Mustela
Species Altererythrobacter troitsensis Mustela vison

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

American mink

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute American mink
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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).

Altererythrobacter troitsensis is a gram-negative, aerobic bacterium in the family Erythrobacteraceae, first described from Troitsk, Russia. Like other members of the genus, it may produce carotenoid pigments giving colonies a reddish-orange colour. Its conservation status is not evaluated.

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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