Banded Mongoose vs Garden Bumblebee

Mungos mungo compared with Bombus hortorum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	Garden Bumblebee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Herpestidae	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Mungos	Bombus
Species	Mungos mungo	Bombus hortorum

Evolutionary Relationship

Banded Mongoose and Garden Bumblebee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Garden Bumblebee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	Garden Bumblebee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Garden Bumblebee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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.