Banded Mongoose vs Clam Cherry

Mungos mungo compared with Cordia laevigata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	Clam Cherry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Herpestidae	Cordiaceae
Genus	Mungos	Cordia
Species	Mungos mungo	Cordia laevigata

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Clam Cherry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	Clam Cherry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Clam Cherry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Cuba.

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.

Clam Cherry

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