Malaysian Weasel vs

Mustela nudipes compared with Stephanoeca kentii

Key Differences

• Malaysian Weasel is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malaysian Weasel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Choanozoa (Choanozoa)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Choanoflagellatea (Choanoflagellatea)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Choanoflagellida (Choanoflagellida)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Acanthoecidae
Genus	Mustela	Stephanoeca
Species	Mustela nudipes	Stephanoeca kentii

Conservation Status

Malaysian Weasel

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malaysian Weasel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malaysian Weasel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Stephanoeca kentii is a loricate choanoflagellate, a marine unicellular organism that constructs a delicate basket-like structure (lorica) of siliceous strips surrounding its cell. It inhabits coastal and oceanic waters where it feeds on picoplankton bacteria. Choanoflagellates like this species are of scientific interest as the closest living unicellular relatives of animals.