Amazon weasel vs Utteridge's rough tree fern

Mustela africana compared with Dicksonia utteridgei

Key Differences

• Amazon weasel is Least Concern while Utteridge's rough tree fern is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon weasel	Utteridge's rough tree fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Cyatheales (Cyatheales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Dicksoniaceae
Genus	Mustela	Dicksonia
Species	Mustela africana	Dicksonia utteridgei

Conservation Status

Amazon weasel

LC — Least Concern

Utteridge's rough tree fern

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon weasel	Utteridge's rough tree fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amazon weasel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Utteridge's rough tree fern

Habitat

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

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.