Banded Mongoose vs Downy Jumping Spider

Mungos mungo compared with Attulus pubescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	Downy Jumping Spider
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Herpestidae	Salticidae
Genus	Mungos	Attulus
Species	Mungos mungo	Attulus pubescens

Evolutionary Relationship

Banded Mongoose and Downy Jumping Spider share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Downy Jumping Spider

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	Downy Jumping Spider
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Downy Jumping Spider

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.