Bushy-tailed Mongoose vs Window Gnat

Bdeogale crassicauda compared with Sylvicola fenestralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bushy-tailed Mongoose	Window Gnat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Herpestidae	Anisopodidae
Genus	Bdeogale	Sylvicola
Species	Bdeogale crassicauda	Sylvicola fenestralis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bushy-tailed Mongoose and Window Gnat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bushy-tailed Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Window Gnat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bushy-tailed Mongoose	Window Gnat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bushy-tailed Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Window Gnat

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.