Poecilogale à nuque blanche vs Cotonéaster

Poecilogale albinucha compared with Cotoneaster pannosus

Key Differences

• Poecilogale à nuque blanche is Least Concern while Cotonéaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Poecilogale à nuque blanche	Cotonéaster
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (carnivores)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Poecilogale	Cotoneaster
Species	Poecilogale albinucha	Cotoneaster pannosus

Conservation Status

Poecilogale à nuque blanche

LC — Least Concern

Cotonéaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Poecilogale à nuque blanche	Cotonéaster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Poecilogale à nuque blanche

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cotonéaster

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Uruguay).

Poecilogale à nuque blanche

The African striped weasel (Poecilogale albinucha) is a species in the genus Poecilogale. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.