Amazon weasel vs bredo-vermelho

Mustela africana compared with Amaranthus hybridus

Key Differences

• Amazon weasel is Least Concern while bredo-vermelho is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon weasel	bredo-vermelho
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Mustela	Amaranthus
Species	Mustela africana	Amaranthus hybridus

Conservation Status

Amazon weasel

LC — Least Concern

bredo-vermelho

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon weasel	bredo-vermelho
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amazon weasel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

bredo-vermelho

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (15 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (32 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Fiji, Nauru), and South America (5 countries).

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.