Forest Bead-string vs Gambian Mongoose

Alchornea hirtella compared with Mungos gambianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Bead-string	Gambian Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Alchornea	Mungos
Species	Alchornea hirtella	Mungos gambianus

Conservation Status

Forest Bead-string

LC — Least Concern

Gambian Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Bead-string	Gambian Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Bead-string

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

Gambian Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.