Banded Mongoose vs Gambia-pea

Mungos mungo compared with Crotalaria goreensis

Key Differences

• Banded Mongoose is Least Concern while Gambia-pea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	Gambia-pea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Herpestidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Mungos	Crotalaria
Species	Mungos mungo	Crotalaria goreensis

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Gambia-pea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	Gambia-pea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gambia-pea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Guinea, Madagascar), Asia (India, Malaysia, Taiwan), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Nauru, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Guyana).

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.