Gambian Mongoose vs Kola nut

Mungos gambianus compared with Cola nitida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gambian Mongoose	Kola nut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Herpestidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Mungos	Cola
Species	Mungos gambianus	Cola nitida

Conservation Status

Gambian Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Kola nut

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gambian Mongoose	Kola nut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gambian Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Kola nut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Burkina Faso, Guinea, India, and Seychelles.