American mink vs Red-Disked Alpine

Mustela vison compared with Erebia discoidalis

Key Differences

• American mink is Not Evaluated while Red-Disked Alpine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American mink	Red-Disked Alpine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Mustela	Erebia
Species	Mustela vison	Erebia discoidalis

Evolutionary Relationship

American mink and Red-Disked Alpine share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

American mink

NE — Not Evaluated

Red-Disked Alpine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American mink	Red-Disked Alpine
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).

Red-Disked Alpine

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Russia.

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.