Banded Mongoose vs Extra-striped Snaketail

Mungos mungo compared with Ophiogomphus anomalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	Extra-striped Snaketail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Herpestidae	Gomphidae
Genus	Mungos	Ophiogomphus
Species	Mungos mungo	Ophiogomphus anomalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Banded Mongoose and Extra-striped Snaketail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Extra-striped Snaketail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	Extra-striped Snaketail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Extra-striped Snaketail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.