Bushy-tailed Mongoose vs water dock

Bdeogale crassicauda compared with Rumex hydrolapathum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bushy-tailed Mongoose	water dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Herpestidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Bdeogale	Rumex
Species	Bdeogale crassicauda	Rumex hydrolapathum

Conservation Status

Bushy-tailed Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

water dock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bushy-tailed Mongoose	water dock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bushy-tailed Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

water dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Japan) and Europe (5 countries).

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.