Amazon weasel vs Elephant Apple

Mustela africana compared with Dillenia indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon weasel	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Mustela	Dillenia
Species	Mustela africana	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Amazon weasel

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon weasel	Elephant Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amazon weasel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

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.