Amazon weasel vs floating crystalwort

Mustela africana compared with Riccia fluitans

Key Differences

• Amazon weasel is Least Concern while floating crystalwort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon weasel	floating crystalwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Ricciaceae
Genus	Mustela	Riccia
Species	Mustela africana	Riccia fluitans

Conservation Status

Amazon weasel

LC — Least Concern

floating crystalwort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon weasel	floating crystalwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amazon weasel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

floating crystalwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.