Amazon weasel vs Floating Fern

Mustela africana compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Amazon weasel is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon weasel	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Salviniaceae
Genus	Mustela	Salvinia
Species	Mustela africana	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Amazon weasel

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon weasel	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amazon weasel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.