American mink vs águia-perdigueira

Mustela vison compared with Aquila fasciata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American mink	águia-perdigueira
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Aves (ave)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Mustela	Aquila (True Eagles)
Species	Mustela vison	Aquila fasciata

Evolutionary Relationship

American mink and águia-perdigueira share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

View Phylum: Chordata

Conservation Status

American mink

NE — Not Evaluated

águia-perdigueira

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American mink	águia-perdigueira
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American mink

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Mongolia), Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile, Ecuador).

águia-perdigueira

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

American mink

The American mink (Mustela vison) is a species in the genus Mustela. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland en.