Banded Mongoose vs ginger grass

Mungos mungo compared with Cymbopogon martini

Key Differences

• Banded Mongoose is Least Concern while ginger grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	ginger grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Herpestidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Mungos	Cymbopogon
Species	Mungos mungo	Cymbopogon martini

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

ginger grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	ginger grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

ginger grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Madagascar.

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.