Ceylon-olive vs Gambian Mongoose

Elaeocarpus serratus compared with Mungos gambianus

Key Differences

• Ceylon-olive is Not Evaluated while Gambian Mongoose is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon-olive	Gambian Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Elaeocarpaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Elaeocarpus	Mungos
Species	Elaeocarpus serratus	Mungos gambianus

Conservation Status

Ceylon-olive

NE — Not Evaluated

Gambian Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon-olive	Gambian Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon-olive

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Mauritius, and Taiwan.

Gambian Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ceylon-olive

The Ceylon-Olive (Elaeocarpus serratus) is a species in the genus Elaeocarpus. Distributed across Brazil, Mauritius, and Taiwan.