putois, putois deurope vs Actinidia

Mustela putorius compared with Actinidia chinensis

Key Differences

• putois, putois deurope is Vulnerable while Actinidia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	putois, putois deurope	Actinidia
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (carnivores)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Actinidiaceae
Genus	Mustela	Actinidia
Species	Mustela putorius	Actinidia chinensis

Conservation Status

putois, putois deurope

VU — Vulnerable

Actinidia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	putois, putois deurope	Actinidia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

putois, putois deurope

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and South America (Brazil, Colombia). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Actinidia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia, Japan, Turkey), Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

putois, putois deurope

European polecat (Mustela putorius) is classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List. Facing a high risk of endangerment in the wild, with declining populations and increasing habitat pressure.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇮🇹 Italy 🇳🇴 Norway 🇪🇸 Spain