false broom vs Patagonian Weasel

Brachypodium sylvaticum compared with Lyncodon patagonicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	false broom	Patagonian Weasel
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Liliopsida (単子葉植物綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Poales (イネ目)	Carnivora (ネコ目)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Brachypodium	Lyncodon
Species	Brachypodium sylvaticum	Lyncodon patagonicus

Conservation Status

false broom

LC — Least Concern

Patagonian Weasel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	false broom	Patagonian Weasel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

false broom

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Sri Lanka, Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil).