Banded Mongoose vs Blackstem Spleenwort

Mungos mungo compared with Asplenium resiliens

Key Differences

• Banded Mongoose is Least Concern while Blackstem Spleenwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	Blackstem Spleenwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Herpestidae	Aspleniaceae
Genus	Mungos	Asplenium
Species	Mungos mungo	Asplenium resiliens

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Blackstem Spleenwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	Blackstem Spleenwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blackstem Spleenwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and United States.

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.

Blackstem Spleenwort

The Blackstem Spleenwort (Asplenium resiliens) is a species in the genus Asplenium. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.