Patagonian Weasel vs Vegetable fern

Lyncodon patagonicus compared with Diplazium esculentum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patagonian Weasel	Vegetable fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Athyriaceae
Genus	Lyncodon	Diplazium
Species	Lyncodon patagonicus	Diplazium esculentum

Conservation Status

Patagonian Weasel

LC — Least Concern

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patagonian Weasel	Vegetable fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Patagonian Weasel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Vegetable fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, South Africa, and United States.