Banded Mongoose vs Giant Cola

Mungos mungo compared with Cola gigantea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	Giant Cola
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Herpestidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Mungos	Cola
Species	Mungos mungo	Cola gigantea

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Giant Cola

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	Giant Cola
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Giant Cola

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

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.