Fivefingers vs Gambian Mongoose

Syngonium angustatum compared with Mungos gambianus

Key Differences

• Fivefingers is Not Evaluated while Gambian Mongoose is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fivefingers	Gambian Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Araceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Syngonium	Mungos
Species	Syngonium angustatum	Mungos gambianus

Conservation Status

Fivefingers

NE — Not Evaluated

Gambian Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fivefingers	Gambian Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fivefingers

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), North America (Guatemala, Honduras, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Gambian Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.