Banded Mongoose vs Dense-Flower Aster

Mungos mungo compared with Symphyotrichum ericoides

Key Differences

• Banded Mongoose is Least Concern while Dense-Flower Aster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	Dense-Flower Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Herpestidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Mungos	Symphyotrichum
Species	Mungos mungo	Symphyotrichum ericoides

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Dense-Flower Aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	Dense-Flower Aster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dense-Flower Aster

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.