American mink vs rabbit tapeworm

Mustela vison compared with Taenia pisiformis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American mink	rabbit tapeworm
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Platyhelminthes (Platyhelminthes)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cestoda (Cestoda)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Cyclophyllidea (Cyclophyllidea)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Taeniidae
Genus	Mustela	Taenia
Species	Mustela vison	Taenia pisiformis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

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Conservation Status

American mink

NE — Not Evaluated

rabbit tapeworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American mink	rabbit tapeworm
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).

rabbit tapeworm

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, 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.