Devil-thorn vs Egyptian mongoose

Echinocereus pseudopectinatus compared with Herpestes ichneumon

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil-thorn	Egyptian mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cactaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Echinocereus	Herpestes
Species	Echinocereus pseudopectinatus	Herpestes ichneumon

Conservation Status

Devil-thorn

LC — Least Concern

Egyptian mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil-thorn	Egyptian mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil-thorn

Habitat

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

Egyptian mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Spain.