Amazon weasel vs Bladder Fern

Mustela africana compared with Cystopteris fragilis

Key Differences

• Amazon weasel is Least Concern while Bladder Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon weasel	Bladder Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (포유류)	Polypodiopsida (고사리강)
Order	Carnivora (식육목)	Polypodiales (고사리목)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Mustela	Cystopteris
Species	Mustela africana	Cystopteris fragilis

Conservation Status

Amazon weasel

LC — Least Concern

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon weasel	Bladder Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amazon weasel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bladder Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Colombia).

Amazon weasel

The Amazon weasel (Mustela africana) is a species in the genus Mustela. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bladder Fern

The Bladder Fern (Cystopteris fragilis) is a species in the genus Cystopteris. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.