African Walnut vs Egyptian mongoose

Lovoa trichilioides compared with Herpestes ichneumon

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Walnut	Egyptian mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Meliaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Lovoa	Herpestes
Species	Lovoa trichilioides	Herpestes ichneumon

Conservation Status

African Walnut

LC — Least Concern

Egyptian mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Walnut	Egyptian mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Walnut

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

Egyptian mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Spain.

African Walnut

The African Walnut (Lovoa trichilioides) is a species in the genus Lovoa. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.