Banded Mongoose vs Box-Leaf Holly

Mungos mungo compared with Ilex crenata

Key Differences

• Banded Mongoose is Least Concern while Box-Leaf Holly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	Box-Leaf Holly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Aquifoliales (Aquifoliales)
Family	Herpestidae	Aquifoliaceae
Genus	Mungos	Ilex
Species	Mungos mungo	Ilex crenata

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Box-Leaf Holly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	Box-Leaf Holly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Box-Leaf Holly

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, 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.

Box-Leaf Holly

The Box-leaf holly (Ilex crenata) is a species in the genus Ilex. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. It is found in Belgium, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan and United States.