Banded Mongoose vs Black Bindweed

Mungos mungo compared with Fallopia convolvulus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Banded Mongoose Black Bindweed
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 Fallopia
Species Mungos mungo Fallopia convolvulus

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Black Bindweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Banded Mongoose Black Bindweed
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black Bindweed

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel, Taiwan), Europe (16 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).

Banded Mongoose

The Banded Mongoose (Mungos mungo) is a species in the genus Mungos. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black Bindweed

The Black Bindweed (Fallopia convolvulus) is a species in the genus Fallopia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

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