Amazon weasel vs Scrub Hickory

Mustela africana compared with Carya floridana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon weasel	Scrub Hickory
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Juglandaceae
Genus	Mustela	Carya
Species	Mustela africana	Carya floridana

Conservation Status

Amazon weasel

LC — Least Concern

Scrub Hickory

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon weasel	Scrub Hickory
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amazon weasel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scrub Hickory

Habitat

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

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.