Jackson’s Mongoose vs narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth

Bdeogale jacksoni compared with Hemaris tityus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jackson’s Mongoose	narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Herpestidae	Sphingidae
Genus	Bdeogale	Hemaris
Species	Bdeogale jacksoni	Hemaris tityus

Evolutionary Relationship

Jackson’s Mongoose and narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Jackson’s Mongoose

NT — Near Threatened

narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jackson’s Mongoose	narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jackson’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.