Duckweed vs Malaysian Weasel

Lemna perpusilla compared with Mustela nudipes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Duckweed Malaysian Weasel
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Alismatales (Alismatales) Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family Araceae Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus Lemna Mustela
Species Lemna perpusilla Mustela nudipes

Conservation Status

Duckweed

LC — Least Concern

Malaysian Weasel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Duckweed Malaysian Weasel
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Duckweed

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (4 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Malaysian Weasel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Duckweed

No description available.

Malaysian Weasel

No description available.

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