American mink
Neogale vison
CommonPhoto: Patrick Reijnders · CC BY-SA 3.0
Mammalcarnivore
The American mink is a sleek, semiaquatic mammal native to North America, though it now lives in Europe, Asia, and South America too. Known for its love of water, it hunts fish, frogs, and small animals. Its fur is highly valued, making it the most farmed animal for fur.
- American minks eat rodents, fish, frogs, and birds.
- They are invasive in Europe, harming local species like water voles.
- Their fur is more economically important than foxes or skunks.
WetlandFreshwaterForestNorth AmericaEuropeAsia
Read more on WikipediaAt a glance
- Classification
- Mammal
- Scientific name
- Neogale vison
- Habitat
- Wetland, Freshwater, Forest
- Regions in this directory
- North America, Europe, Asia
- Diet
- carnivore
- Relative size
- small
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern (LC)
