billygoat-plum vs Jackson’s Mongoose

Terminalia latipes compared with Bdeogale jacksoni

Key Differences

• billygoat-plum is Least Concern while Jackson’s Mongoose is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	billygoat-plum	Jackson’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Combretaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Terminalia	Bdeogale
Species	Terminalia latipes	Bdeogale jacksoni

Conservation Status

billygoat-plum

LC — Least Concern

Jackson’s Mongoose

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	billygoat-plum	Jackson’s Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

billygoat-plum

Habitat

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

Jackson’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

billygoat-plum

The Billygoat-plum (Terminalia latipes) is a species in the genus Terminalia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.