Banded Mongoose vs Foxtail

Mungos mungo compared with Amaranthus caudatus

Key Differences

• Banded Mongoose is Least Concern while Foxtail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	Foxtail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Herpestidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Mungos	Amaranthus
Species	Mungos mungo	Amaranthus caudatus

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Foxtail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	Foxtail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Foxtail

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (27 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.