Banded Mongoose vs Formosa lily

Mungos mungo compared with Lilium formosanum

Key Differences

• Banded Mongoose is Least Concern while Formosa lily is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	Formosa lily
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Herpestidae	Liliaceae
Genus	Mungos	Lilium
Species	Mungos mungo	Lilium formosanum

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Formosa lily

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	Formosa lily
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Formosa lily

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Japan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

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.