Carelessweed vs Gambian Mongoose

Amaranthus spinosus compared with Mungos gambianus

Key Differences

  • Carelessweed is Not Evaluated while Gambian Mongoose is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Carelessweed Gambian Mongoose
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales) Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family Amaranthaceae Herpestidae
Genus Amaranthus Mungos
Species Amaranthus spinosus Mungos gambianus

Conservation Status

Carelessweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Gambian Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Carelessweed Gambian Mongoose
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carelessweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (20 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (7 countries).

Gambian Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Carelessweed

The Carelessweed (Amaranthus spinosus) is a species in the genus Amaranthus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Gambian Mongoose

No description available.

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