American mink vs Pine Jelly Spot

Mustela vison compared with Dacrymyces ovisporus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American mink	Pine Jelly Spot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dacrymycetes (Dacrymycetes)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Dacrymycetales (Dacrymycetales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Dacrymycetaceae
Genus	Mustela	Dacrymyces
Species	Mustela vison	Dacrymyces ovisporus

Conservation Status

American mink

NE — Not Evaluated

Pine Jelly Spot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American mink	Pine Jelly Spot
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).

Pine Jelly Spot

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.