Vison d'amérique vs chevelure dorée

Mustela vison compared with Acronicta auricoma

Key Differences

• Vison d'amérique is Not Evaluated while chevelure dorée is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Vison d'amérique	chevelure dorée
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Carnivora (carnivores)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Noctuidae
Genus	Mustela	Acronicta
Species	Mustela vison	Acronicta auricoma

Evolutionary Relationship

Vison d'amérique and chevelure dorée share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Vison d'amérique

NE — Not Evaluated

chevelure dorée

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Vison d'amérique	chevelure dorée
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).

chevelure dorée

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden