American mink vs Cupped Ear

Mustela vison compared with Otidea cantharella

Key Differences

  • American mink is Not Evaluated while Cupped Ear is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank American mink Cupped Ear
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order Carnivora (Carnivorans) Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters) Otideaceae
Genus Mustela Otidea
Species Mustela vison Otidea cantharella

Conservation Status

American mink

NE — Not Evaluated

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute American mink Cupped Ear
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

American mink

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Mongolia), Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile, Ecuador).

Cupped Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

American mink

The American mink (Mustela vison) is a species in the genus Mustela. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland en.

Cupped Ear

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

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