Amazon weasel vs Quito-orange

Mustela africana compared with Solanum quitoense

Key Differences

• Amazon weasel is Least Concern while Quito-orange is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon weasel	Quito-orange
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Solanaceae
Genus	Mustela	Solanum
Species	Mustela africana	Solanum quitoense

Conservation Status

Amazon weasel

LC — Least Concern

Quito-orange

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon weasel	Quito-orange
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amazon weasel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Quito-orange

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Rwanda), North America (Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama), and South America (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.