What's the difference between mink and green root mink?

Mink: Lifestyle is semi-aquatic. Distributed in the United States and Canada. Subspecies differentiation, China mink has two subspecies in geographical distribution, namely northern subspecies and Qinghai-Tibet subspecies.

Green-rooted mink: It is native to North America and widely distributed, reaching the Great Lakes in the north and Mexico in the south. The main producing areas in North America are: the Great Lakes in the northeast, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and Louisiana in the south.

2. Different shapes

Mink:

The figure is slender, the male is 38 ~ 42 cm long, the tail is 20 cm long, and the weight is 1.6 ~ 2.2 kg, while the female is smaller. Body hair is yellow-brown, with white spots on the lower jaw, small head, round eyes and semicircular ears, slightly higher than the head and tilted forward, and can't swing. The neck is thick and short. The limbs are stout, the forelimbs are slightly shorter than the hind limbs, and there is a gap between the fingers and toes. Webbed, webbed between the hind toes is obvious, and there is a meat pad on the soles of the feet. The tail is slender and fluffy.

Green mink:

The body is oval, with a length of 35cm, a tail length of about 25cm and a weight of about 1kg. The head is slightly flat, the neck is short, the ears are small and hidden in the coat, the eyes are round and small, the mouth is blunt and round, and there are sparse whiskers. There are long and sharp incisors on the upper and lower sides, protruding out of the lips, and three molars on the upper, lower, left and right sides. The limbs are short and flexible, with bristles on the inside, four toes on the front foot and sharp claws. The hind limbs are longer. Wide webbed toes. The coat is black or millet yellow, and the abdomen is brownish gray. This coat is light in summer and dark in winter and spring.

3. Different habits

Mink:

Semi-aquatic animals, good at swimming and diving, prefer splashing water in summer. Wild minks are mostly near the water. They use natural caves to build their nests. The hole is on the shore or underwater, and there are many grasses or trees nearby for cover. Minks are carnivores and like to eat fish, shrimp, frogs, snakes, rats, rabbits and birds. Minks live alone except for mating and breastfeeding. Nocturnal, active alone, fierce, quick-moving, good at swimming and diving.

Green mink:

I often exercise in the early hours of the morning or at night, sleep in my nest or lie still during the day, so I don't exercise in bad weather. There are frequent activities in spring and autumn. After the water surface freezes in winter, voles can bite through the thin ice and get in and out of the ice layer during the day, and the range is about 1km2. Like swimming, impatient, quick-thinking, sensitive hearing. Feeding, digging holes, fighting, and washing all depend on the forelimbs, and they are agile. When eating, you can eat with your forelimbs, which is very fast.

References:

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