Vison d'amérique vs Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

Mustela vison compared with Lepilemur edwardsi

Key Differences

• Vison d'amérique is Not Evaluated while Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Vison d'amérique	Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur
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)	Lepilemuridae
Genus	Mustela	Lepilemur
Species	Mustela vison	Lepilemur edwardsi

Evolutionary Relationship

Vison d'amérique and Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Vison d'amérique

NE — Not Evaluated

Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Vison d'amérique	Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur
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).

Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

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.