Flat Wrack vs Gambian Mongoose

Fucus spiralis compared with Mungos gambianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Flat Wrack Gambian Mongoose
Kingdom Chromista (Chromista) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Fucales (Fucales) Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family Fucaceae Herpestidae
Genus Fucus Mungos
Species Fucus spiralis Mungos gambianus

Conservation Status

Flat Wrack

LC — Least Concern

Gambian Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Flat Wrack Gambian Mongoose
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat Wrack

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Africa (Morocco) and Europe (9 countries).

Gambian Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flat Wrack

No description available.

Gambian Mongoose

No description available.

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