bastard toadflax vs Jackson’s Mongoose

Thesium humifusum compared with Bdeogale jacksoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bastard toadflax	Jackson’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Santalales (Santalales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Thesiaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Thesium	Bdeogale
Species	Thesium humifusum	Bdeogale jacksoni

Conservation Status

bastard toadflax

NT — Near Threatened

Jackson’s Mongoose

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bastard toadflax	Jackson’s Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bastard toadflax

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Portugal. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Jackson’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

bastard toadflax

The Bastard toadflax (Thesium humifusum) is a species in the genus Thesium. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.