Amazon weasel vs fleshy starwort

Mustela africana compared with Stellaria crassifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon weasel	fleshy starwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Mustela	Stellaria
Species	Mustela africana	Stellaria crassifolia

Conservation Status

Amazon weasel

LC — Least Concern

fleshy starwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon weasel	fleshy starwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amazon weasel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

fleshy starwort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada).

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.