Papyrus vs Patagonian Weasel

Cyperus papyrus compared with Lyncodon patagonicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Papyrus	Patagonian Weasel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cyperaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Cyperus	Lyncodon
Species	Cyperus papyrus	Lyncodon patagonicus

Conservation Status

Papyrus

LC — Least Concern

Patagonian Weasel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Papyrus	Patagonian Weasel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Papyrus

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Laos), Europe (Italy, Portugal), North America (Costa Rica, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).