Vison d'amérique vs orpin terné

Mustela vison compared with Sedum ternatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Vison d'amérique	orpin terné
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (carnivores)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Crassulaceae
Genus	Mustela	Sedum
Species	Mustela vison	Sedum ternatum

Conservation Status

Vison d'amérique

NE — Not Evaluated

orpin terné

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Vison d'amérique	orpin terné
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).

orpin terné

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.