Banded Mongoose vs Golden Dock

Mungos mungo compared with Rumex persicarioides

Key Differences

• Banded Mongoose is Least Concern while Golden Dock is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	Golden Dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Herpestidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Mungos	Rumex
Species	Mungos mungo	Rumex persicarioides

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Golden Dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	Golden Dock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Golden Dock

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.