American mink vs Devil's Bit

Mustela vison compared with Ruellia tuberosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank American mink Devil's Bit
Kingdom Animalia (สัตว์) Plantae (พืช)
Phylum Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม) Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order Carnivora (สัตว์กินเนื้อ) Lamiales (อันดับกะเพรา)
Family Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters) Acanthaceae
Genus Mustela Ruellia
Species Mustela vison Ruellia tuberosa

Conservation Status

American mink

NE — Not Evaluated

Devil's Bit

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute American mink Devil's Bit
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).

Devil's Bit

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (9 countries), North America (Bahamas, Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Palau), and South America (4 countries).

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.

Devil's Bit

No description available.

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