Banded Mongoose vs Boxthorn

Mungos mungo compared with Lycium shawii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	Boxthorn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Herpestidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Mungos	Lycium
Species	Mungos mungo	Lycium shawii

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Boxthorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	Boxthorn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Boxthorn

Habitat

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

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.

Boxthorn

The Boxthorn (Lycium shawii) is a species in the genus Lycium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.