Burmese ferret-badger vs fat duckweed

Melogale personata compared with Lemna gibba

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Burmese ferret-badger fat duckweed
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Carnivora (Carnivorans) Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters) Araceae
Genus Melogale Lemna
Species Melogale personata Lemna gibba

Conservation Status

Burmese ferret-badger

LC — Least Concern

fat duckweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Burmese ferret-badger fat duckweed
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Burmese ferret-badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

fat duckweed

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands and flooded grasslands and savannas within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt), Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Burmese ferret-badger

The Burmese ferret-badger (Melogale personata) is a species in the genus Melogale. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

fat duckweed

No description available.

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