Banded Mongoose vs Field Thistle

Mungos mungo compared with Cirsium discolor

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	Field Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Herpestidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Mungos	Cirsium
Species	Mungos mungo	Cirsium discolor

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Field Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Field Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and 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.