Banded Mongoose vs Coyote Willow

Mungos mungo compared with Salix exigua

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	Coyote Willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Herpestidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Mungos	Salix
Species	Mungos mungo	Salix exigua

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Coyote Willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	Coyote Willow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Coyote Willow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, 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.