Vison d'amérique vs Cercopithèque de l'Hoest

Mustela vison compared with Allochrocebus lhoesti

Key Differences

• Vison d'amérique is Not Evaluated while Cercopithèque de l'Hoest is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Vison d'amérique	Cercopithèque de l'Hoest
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Carnivora (carnivores)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Mustela	Allochrocebus
Species	Mustela vison	Allochrocebus lhoesti

Evolutionary Relationship

Vison d'amérique and Cercopithèque de l'Hoest share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Vison d'amérique

NE — Not Evaluated

Cercopithèque de l'Hoest

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Vison d'amérique	Cercopithèque de l'Hoest
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Vison d'amérique

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Mongolia), Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile, Ecuador).

Cercopithèque de l'Hoest

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Vison d'amérique

The American mink (Mustela vison) is a species in the genus Mustela. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland en.