hooked-pepperwort vs Jackson’s Mongoose

Marsilea vestita compared with Bdeogale jacksoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	hooked-pepperwort	Jackson’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (tumbuhan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Salviniales (Paku air)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Marsileaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Marsilea	Bdeogale
Species	Marsilea vestita	Bdeogale jacksoni

Conservation Status

hooked-pepperwort

NT — Near Threatened

Jackson’s Mongoose

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	hooked-pepperwort	Jackson’s Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

hooked-pepperwort

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Cuba. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.