Gambian Mongoose vs Greater dodder

Mungos gambianus compared with Cuscuta europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gambian Mongoose	Greater dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Herpestidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Mungos	Cuscuta
Species	Mungos gambianus	Cuscuta europaea

Conservation Status

Gambian Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gambian Mongoose	Greater dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gambian Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater dodder

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Bhutan, Turkey), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).