Narrow-striped Mongoose vs wormseed

Mungotictis decemlineata compared with Artemisia maritima

Key Differences

  • Narrow-striped Mongoose is Endangered while wormseed is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Narrow-striped Mongoose wormseed
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Carnivora (Carnivorans) Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family Eupleridae Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus Mungotictis Artemisia
Species Mungotictis decemlineata Artemisia maritima

Conservation Status

Narrow-striped Mongoose

EN — Endangered

wormseed

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Narrow-striped Mongoose wormseed
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Narrow-striped Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wormseed

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Narrow-striped Mongoose

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wormseed

No description available.

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