Gambian Mongoose vs Key lime

Mungos gambianus compared with Citrus aurantiifolia

Key Differences

• Gambian Mongoose is Least Concern while Key lime is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gambian Mongoose	Key lime
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Herpestidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Mungos	Citrus
Species	Mungos gambianus	Citrus aurantiifolia

Conservation Status

Gambian Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Key lime

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gambian Mongoose	Key lime
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gambian Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Key lime

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).