American mink vs Dwarf Spikemoss

Mustela vison compared with Selaginella rupestris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American mink	Dwarf Spikemoss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lycopodiopsida (Lycopodiopsida)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Selaginellales (Selaginellales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Selaginellaceae
Genus	Mustela	Selaginella
Species	Mustela vison	Selaginella rupestris

Conservation Status

American mink

NE — Not Evaluated

Dwarf Spikemoss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American mink	Dwarf Spikemoss
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).

Dwarf Spikemoss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

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.