Patagonian Weasel vs Tickclover

Lyncodon patagonicus compared with Desmodium incanum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Patagonian Weasel Tickclover
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 Desmodium
Species Lyncodon patagonicus Desmodium incanum

Conservation Status

Patagonian Weasel

LC — Least Concern

Tickclover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Patagonian Weasel Tickclover
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Patagonian Weasel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tickclover

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (Japan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Patagonian Weasel

No description available.

Tickclover

No description available.

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