Amazon weasel vs elegant spike-rush

Mustela africana compared with Eleocharis elegans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon weasel	elegant spike-rush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Mustela	Eleocharis
Species	Mustela africana	Eleocharis elegans

Conservation Status

Amazon weasel

LC — Least Concern

elegant spike-rush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon weasel	elegant spike-rush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amazon weasel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

elegant spike-rush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.