American mink vs robust bobtail

Mustela vison compared with Sepiola robusta

Key Differences

• American mink is Not Evaluated while robust bobtail is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American mink	robust bobtail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Sepiida (Sepiida)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Sepiolidae
Genus	Mustela	Sepiola
Species	Mustela vison	Sepiola robusta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

American mink

NE — Not Evaluated

robust bobtail

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American mink	robust bobtail
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).

robust bobtail

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.