American mink vs

Mustela vison compared with Sphingobacterium composti

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American mink
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Bacteroidota (Bacteroidota)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Bacteroidia (Bacteroidia)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Sphingobacteriales (Sphingobacteriales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Sphingobacteriaceae
Genus	Mustela	Sphingobacterium
Species	Mustela vison	Sphingobacterium composti

Conservation Status

American mink

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American mink
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).

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.

Sphingobacterium composti é uma bactéria Gram-negativa isolada pela primeira vez de material de composto, como sugere seu nome específico. Habita matéria orgânica em decomposição em pilhas de composto e solos ricos em matéria orgânica. Este quimio-heterótrofo aeróbio participa ativamente nos processos de compostagem, degradando compostos orgânicos complexos incluindo celulose e proteínas.