Broad-striped Mongoose vs Tickclover

Galidictis fasciata compared with Desmodium incanum

Key Differences

• Broad-striped Mongoose is Vulnerable while Tickclover is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-striped Mongoose	Tickclover
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Eupleridae	Fabaceae
Genus	Galidictis	Desmodium
Species	Galidictis fasciata	Desmodium incanum

Conservation Status

Broad-striped Mongoose

VU — Vulnerable

Tickclover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-striped Mongoose	Tickclover
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-striped Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tickclover

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (Japan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Broad-striped Mongoose

The Broad-Striped Mongoose (Galidictis fasciata) is a species in the genus Galidictis. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.