Banded Mongoose vs five-striped squirrel

Mungos mungo compared with Callosciurus quinquestriatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	five-striped squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Herpestidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Mungos	Callosciurus
Species	Mungos mungo	Callosciurus quinquestriatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Banded Mongoose and five-striped squirrel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

five-striped squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	five-striped squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

five-striped squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.