Banded Mongoose vs Ebony

Mungos mungo compared with Diospyros crassiflora

Key Differences

• Banded Mongoose is Least Concern while Ebony is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	Ebony
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Herpestidae	Ebenaceae
Genus	Mungos	Diospyros
Species	Mungos mungo	Diospyros crassiflora

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Ebony

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	Ebony
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ebony

Habitat

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

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.