Cuckoo-Bread vs Gambian Mongoose

Oxalis acetosella compared with Mungos gambianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cuckoo-Bread	Gambian Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Oxalidaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Oxalis	Mungos
Species	Oxalis acetosella	Mungos gambianus

Conservation Status

Cuckoo-Bread

LC — Least Concern

Gambian Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cuckoo-Bread	Gambian Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cuckoo-Bread

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

Gambian Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.