Banded Mongoose vs Earleaf nightshade

Mungos mungo compared with Solanum mauritianum

Key Differences

• Banded Mongoose is Least Concern while Earleaf nightshade is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	Earleaf nightshade
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Herpestidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Mungos	Solanum
Species	Mungos mungo	Solanum mauritianum

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Earleaf nightshade

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	Earleaf nightshade
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Earleaf nightshade

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Ecuador, Peru).

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.