Bushy-tailed Mongoose vs Extra-striped Snaketail

Bdeogale crassicauda compared with Ophiogomphus anomalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bushy-tailed Mongoose	Extra-striped Snaketail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Herpestidae	Gomphidae
Genus	Bdeogale	Ophiogomphus
Species	Bdeogale crassicauda	Ophiogomphus anomalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bushy-tailed Mongoose and Extra-striped Snaketail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bushy-tailed Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Extra-striped Snaketail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bushy-tailed Mongoose	Extra-striped Snaketail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bushy-tailed Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Extra-striped Snaketail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Bushy-tailed Mongoose

The Bushy-tailed Mongoose (Bdeogale crassicauda) is a species in the genus Bdeogale. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.