Curled Dock vs Jackson’s Mongoose

Rumex crispus compared with Bdeogale jacksoni

Key Differences

• Curled Dock is Not Evaluated while Jackson’s Mongoose is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curled Dock	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	Polygonaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Rumex	Bdeogale
Species	Rumex crispus	Bdeogale jacksoni

Conservation Status

Curled Dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Jackson’s Mongoose

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curled Dock	Jackson’s Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Curled Dock

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (7 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Fiji, Papua New Guinea), and South America (7 countries).

Jackson’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.