False sicklepod vs Gambian Mongoose

Senna multijuga compared with Mungos gambianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank False sicklepod Gambian Mongoose
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Fabales (Legumes & Allies) Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family Fabaceae Herpestidae
Genus Senna Mungos
Species Senna multijuga Mungos gambianus

Conservation Status

False sicklepod

LC — Least Concern

Gambian Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute False sicklepod Gambian Mongoose
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

False sicklepod

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Europe (Portugal), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Gambian Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False sicklepod

No description available.

Gambian Mongoose

No description available.

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