Gambian Mongoose vs Moon Trefoil

Mungos gambianus compared with Medicago arborea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gambian Mongoose	Moon Trefoil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Herpestidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Mungos	Medicago
Species	Mungos gambianus	Medicago arborea

Conservation Status

Gambian Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Moon Trefoil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gambian Mongoose	Moon Trefoil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gambian Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Moon Trefoil

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Europe (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).