American mink vs Phantom Darner

Mustela vison compared with Triacanthagyna trifida

Key Differences

• American mink is Not Evaluated while Phantom Darner is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American mink	Phantom Darner
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Aeshnidae
Genus	Mustela	Triacanthagyna
Species	Mustela vison	Triacanthagyna trifida

Evolutionary Relationship

American mink and Phantom Darner share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

American mink

NE — Not Evaluated

Phantom Darner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American mink	Phantom Darner
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).

Phantom Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.