American mink vs Madeira Wolf Spider

Mustela vison compared with Hogna maderiana

Key Differences

• American mink is Not Evaluated while Madeira Wolf Spider is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American mink	Madeira Wolf Spider
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Lycosidae
Genus	Mustela	Hogna
Species	Mustela vison	Hogna maderiana

Evolutionary Relationship

American mink and Madeira Wolf Spider share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

American mink

NE — Not Evaluated

Madeira Wolf Spider

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American mink	Madeira Wolf Spider
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).

Madeira Wolf Spider

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found in Portugal.

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.