Banded Mongoose vs Blow Fly

Mungos mungo compared with Lucilia sericata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	Blow Fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Herpestidae	Calliphoridae
Genus	Mungos	Lucilia
Species	Mungos mungo	Lucilia sericata

Evolutionary Relationship

Banded Mongoose and Blow Fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Blow Fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	Blow Fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blow Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (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.

Blow Fly

The Blow Fly (Lucilia sericata) is a species in the genus Lucilia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.