Few-Ribbed Sedge vs Gambian Mongoose

Carex lenticularis compared with Mungos gambianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Few-Ribbed Sedge	Gambian Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cyperaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Carex	Mungos
Species	Carex lenticularis	Mungos gambianus

Conservation Status

Few-Ribbed Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Gambian Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Few-Ribbed Sedge	Gambian Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Few-Ribbed Sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, and United States.

Gambian Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.