Patagonian Weasel vs Sickle Medick

Lyncodon patagonicus compared with Medicago falcata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patagonian Weasel	Sickle Medick
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Fabaceae
Genus	Lyncodon	Medicago
Species	Lyncodon patagonicus	Medicago falcata

Conservation Status

Patagonian Weasel

LC — Least Concern

Sickle Medick

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patagonian Weasel	Sickle Medick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Patagonian Weasel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sickle Medick

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco, South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (10 countries), and South America (Brazil).