American mink vs silk-tassel

Mustela vison compared with Garrya elliptica

Key Differences

• American mink is Not Evaluated while silk-tassel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American mink	silk-tassel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Garryales (Garryales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Garryaceae
Genus	Mustela	Garrya
Species	Mustela vison	Garrya elliptica

Conservation Status

American mink

NE — Not Evaluated

silk-tassel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American mink	silk-tassel
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).

silk-tassel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.