Indonesian Mountain Weasel vs

Mustela lutreolina compared with Pinnularia mesolepta

Key Differences

• Indonesian Mountain Weasel is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indonesian Mountain Weasel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Naviculales (Naviculales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Pinnulariaceae
Genus	Mustela	Pinnularia
Species	Mustela lutreolina	Pinnularia mesolepta

Conservation Status

Indonesian Mountain Weasel

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indonesian Mountain Weasel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indonesian Mountain Weasel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Pinnularia mesolepta is a freshwater diatom with a boat-shaped, symmetrical siliceous frustule and distinctive raphe canal along the cell axis. It inhabits benthic and epiphytic habitats in oligotrophic to mesotrophic freshwater lakes, streams, and bogs. This photosynthetic diatom forms part of the microbial biofilm community in freshwater habitats.