Banded Mongoose vs Field Blewit

Mungos mungo compared with Lepista personata

Key Differences

• Banded Mongoose is Least Concern while Field Blewit is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	Field Blewit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Herpestidae	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Mungos	Lepista
Species	Mungos mungo	Lepista personata

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Field Blewit

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	Field Blewit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Field Blewit

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

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.