Blue Meadow Violet vs Gambian Mongoose

Viola nephrophylla compared with Mungos gambianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Meadow Violet	Gambian Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Violaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Viola	Mungos
Species	Viola nephrophylla	Mungos gambianus

Conservation Status

Blue Meadow Violet

LC — Least Concern

Gambian Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Meadow Violet	Gambian Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Meadow Violet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Gambian Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blue Meadow Violet

The Blue Meadow Violet (Viola nephrophylla) is a species in the genus Viola. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.