Gambian Mongoose vs wall scalewort

Mungos gambianus compared with Porella platyphylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gambian Mongoose	wall scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Herpestidae	Porellaceae
Genus	Mungos	Porella
Species	Mungos gambianus	Porella platyphylla

Conservation Status

Gambian Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

wall scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gambian Mongoose	wall scalewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gambian Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wall scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).