American mink vs cush-cush

Mustela vison compared with Dioscorea trifida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank American mink cush-cush
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Carnivora (Carnivorans) Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters) Dioscoreaceae
Genus Mustela Dioscorea
Species Mustela vison Dioscorea trifida

Conservation Status

American mink

NE — Not Evaluated

cush-cush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute American mink cush-cush
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).

cush-cush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.

cush-cush

No description available.

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