Banded Mongoose vs fleshy starwort

Mungos mungo compared with Stellaria crassifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	fleshy starwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Herpestidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Mungos	Stellaria
Species	Mungos mungo	Stellaria crassifolia

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

fleshy starwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	fleshy starwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

fleshy starwort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada).

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.