Banded Mongoose vs Dey's Moon Lichen

Mungos mungo compared with Sticta deyana

Key Differences

• Banded Mongoose is Least Concern while Dey's Moon Lichen is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	Dey's Moon Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Herpestidae	Lobariaceae
Genus	Mungos	Sticta
Species	Mungos mungo	Sticta deyana

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Dey's Moon Lichen

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	Dey's Moon Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dey's Moon Lichen

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.