Banded Mongoose vs Dowdy Plume

Mungos mungo compared with Stenoptilia zophodactylus

Key Differences

• Banded Mongoose is Least Concern while Dowdy Plume is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	Dowdy Plume
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Herpestidae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Mungos	Stenoptilia
Species	Mungos mungo	Stenoptilia zophodactylus

Evolutionary Relationship

Banded Mongoose and Dowdy Plume share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Dowdy Plume

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	Dowdy Plume
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dowdy Plume

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (26 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Ecuador, Paraguay).

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.