Corn spurry vs Jackson’s Mongoose

Spergula arvensis compared with Bdeogale jacksoni

Key Differences

• Corn spurry is Least Concern while Jackson’s Mongoose is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Corn spurry	Jackson’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Caryophyllaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Spergula	Bdeogale
Species	Spergula arvensis	Bdeogale jacksoni

Conservation Status

Corn spurry

LC — Least Concern

Jackson’s Mongoose

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Corn spurry	Jackson’s Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Corn spurry

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 5 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (6 countries).

Jackson’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.