Gambian Mongoose vs Seagrape

Mungos gambianus compared with Coccoloba uvifera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Gambian Mongoose Seagrape
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Carnivora (Carnivorans) Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family Herpestidae Polygonaceae
Genus Mungos Coccoloba
Species Mungos gambianus Coccoloba uvifera

Conservation Status

Gambian Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Seagrape

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Gambian Mongoose Seagrape
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gambian Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Seagrape

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (4 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Gambian Mongoose

No description available.

Seagrape

No description available.

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