Amazon weasel vs Downland Plume

Mustela africana compared with Oxyptilus pilosellae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon weasel	Downland Plume
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Pterophoridae
Genus	Mustela	Oxyptilus
Species	Mustela africana	Oxyptilus pilosellae

Evolutionary Relationship

Amazon weasel and Downland Plume share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Amazon weasel

LC — Least Concern

Downland Plume

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon weasel	Downland Plume
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amazon weasel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Downland Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Asia (4 countries) and Europe (28 countries).

Amazon weasel

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