Amazon weasel vs winged prickly-ash

Mustela africana compared with Zanthoxylum armatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Amazon weasel winged prickly-ash
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Carnivora (Carnivorans) Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters) Rutaceae
Genus Mustela Zanthoxylum
Species Mustela africana Zanthoxylum armatum

Conservation Status

Amazon weasel

LC — Least Concern

winged prickly-ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Amazon weasel winged prickly-ash
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amazon weasel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

winged prickly-ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Italy and Taiwan.

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.

winged prickly-ash

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