Furrowed Melilot vs Indian Gray Mongoose

Melilotus sulcatus compared with Herpestes edwardsi

Key Differences

• Furrowed Melilot is Not Evaluated while Indian Gray Mongoose is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Furrowed Melilot	Indian Gray 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	Melilotus	Herpestes
Species	Melilotus sulcatus	Herpestes edwardsi

Conservation Status

Furrowed Melilot

NE — Not Evaluated

Indian Gray Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Furrowed Melilot	Indian Gray Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Furrowed Melilot

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (14 countries) and North America (United States).

Indian Gray Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Italy, Kuwait, and United Arab Emirates.