Amazon weasel vs Fawn-colored Mouse

Mustela africana compared with Mus cervicolor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon weasel	Fawn-colored Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Mustela	Mus (House Mice)
Species	Mustela africana	Mus cervicolor

Evolutionary Relationship

Amazon weasel and Fawn-colored Mouse share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Amazon weasel

LC — Least Concern

Fawn-colored Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon weasel	Fawn-colored Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amazon weasel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fawn-colored Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.