Gambian Mongoose vs Lagos-rubber

Mungos gambianus compared with Funtumia africana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gambian Mongoose	Lagos-rubber
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Herpestidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Mungos	Funtumia
Species	Mungos gambianus	Funtumia africana

Conservation Status

Gambian Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Lagos-rubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gambian Mongoose	Lagos-rubber
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gambian Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lagos-rubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Angola, Guinea, and India.