Banded Mongoose vs Eastern Forktail

Mungos mungo compared with Ischnura verticalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	Eastern Forktail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Herpestidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Mungos	Ischnura
Species	Mungos mungo	Ischnura verticalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Forktail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	Eastern Forktail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eastern Forktail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.