Bushy-tailed Mongoose vs Species code: Hs

Bdeogale crassicauda compared with Halophila stipulacea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bushy-tailed Mongoose	Species code: Hs
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Herpestidae	Hydrocharitaceae
Genus	Bdeogale	Halophila
Species	Bdeogale crassicauda	Halophila stipulacea

Conservation Status

Bushy-tailed Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Species code: Hs

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bushy-tailed Mongoose	Species code: Hs
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bushy-tailed Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Species code: Hs

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt, Libya, Tunisia), Asia (4 countries), Europe (5 countries), and North America (Dominica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines).

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.