Banded Mongoose vs black-footed mongoose

Mungos mungo compared with Bdeogale nigripes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	black-footed mongoose
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family same	Herpestidae	Herpestidae
Genus	Mungos	Bdeogale
Species	Mungos mungo	Bdeogale nigripes

Evolutionary Relationship

Banded Mongoose and black-footed mongoose share a common ancestor at the Family level: Herpestidae.

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

black-footed mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	black-footed mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

black-footed mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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-footed mongoose

The Black-Footed Mongoose (Bdeogale nigripes) is a species in the genus Bdeogale. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.