Banded Mongoose vs Green Bee-eater

Mungos mungo compared with Merops orientalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	Green Bee-eater
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Coraciiformes (Coraciiformes)
Family	Herpestidae	Meropidae
Genus	Mungos	Merops
Species	Mungos mungo	Merops orientalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Banded Mongoose and Green Bee-eater share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Green Bee-eater

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	Green Bee-eater
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Green Bee-eater

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.