Amazon weasel vs slender-fruit saltbush

Mustela africana compared with Atriplex leptocarpa

Key Differences

• Amazon weasel is Least Concern while slender-fruit saltbush is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon weasel	slender-fruit saltbush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Mustela	Atriplex
Species	Mustela africana	Atriplex leptocarpa

Conservation Status

Amazon weasel

LC — Least Concern

slender-fruit saltbush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon weasel	slender-fruit saltbush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amazon weasel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

slender-fruit saltbush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.