European Mink vs Streamside Swordfern

Mustela lutreola compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

• European Mink is Extinct while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	European Mink	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Mustela	Nephrolepis
Species	Mustela lutreola	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

European Mink

EX — Extinct

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	European Mink	Streamside Swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

European Mink

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Streamside Swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.