brush muttonwood vs Gambian Mongoose

Myrsine variabilis compared with Mungos gambianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brush muttonwood	Gambian Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Primulaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Myrsine	Mungos
Species	Myrsine variabilis	Mungos gambianus

Conservation Status

brush muttonwood

LC — Least Concern

Gambian Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brush muttonwood	Gambian Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

brush muttonwood

Habitat

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

Gambian Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

brush muttonwood

The Brush Muttonwood (Myrsine variabilis) is a species in the genus Myrsine. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.