Bushy-tailed Mongoose vs Slough sedge

Bdeogale crassicauda compared with Carex obnupta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bushy-tailed Mongoose	Slough sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Herpestidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Bdeogale	Carex
Species	Bdeogale crassicauda	Carex obnupta

Conservation Status

Bushy-tailed Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Slough sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bushy-tailed Mongoose	Slough sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bushy-tailed Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slough sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Canada.

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.