American mink vs Quebec Emerald

Mustela vison compared with Somatochlora brevicincta

Key Differences

• American mink is Not Evaluated while Quebec Emerald is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American mink	Quebec Emerald
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)	Corduliidae
Genus	Mustela	Somatochlora
Species	Mustela vison	Somatochlora brevicincta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

American mink

NE — Not Evaluated

Quebec Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American mink	Quebec Emerald
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).

Quebec Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.