Amazon weasel vs Silver wattle

Mustela africana compared with Acacia dealbata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Amazon weasel Silver wattle
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Carnivora (Carnivorans) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters) Fabaceae
Genus Mustela Acacia
Species Mustela africana Acacia dealbata

Conservation Status

Amazon weasel

LC — Least Concern

Silver wattle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Amazon weasel Silver wattle
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amazon weasel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silver wattle

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (11 countries), North America (Costa Rica, Guatemala, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (5 countries).

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.

Silver wattle

No description available.

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