Vison d'amérique vs

Mustela vison compared with Nitzschia angularis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Vison d'amérique
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order	Carnivora (carnivores)	Bacillariales (Bacillariales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Bacillariaceae
Genus	Mustela	Nitzschia
Species	Mustela vison	Nitzschia angularis

Conservation Status

Vison d'amérique

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Vison d'amérique
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).

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.

Nitzschia angularis is an elongated, pennate freshwater diatom with angular poles and a distinctive raphe positioned along the keel of the frustule. It inhabits eutrophic to mesotrophic freshwater environments including rivers, ponds, and nutrient-enriched lakes. This photosynthetic diatom is associated with moderately enriched freshwater conditions.