Bushy-tailed Mongoose vs Plum pine

Bdeogale crassicauda compared with Podocarpus elatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bushy-tailed Mongoose	Plum pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Herpestidae	Podocarpaceae
Genus	Bdeogale	Podocarpus
Species	Bdeogale crassicauda	Podocarpus elatus

Conservation Status

Bushy-tailed Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Plum pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bushy-tailed Mongoose	Plum pine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bushy-tailed Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plum pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Found in United States.

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.