Banded Mongoose vs Grooved Flax

Mungos mungo compared with Linum sulcatum

Key Differences

• Banded Mongoose is Least Concern while Grooved Flax is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	Grooved Flax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Herpestidae	Linaceae
Genus	Mungos	Linum
Species	Mungos mungo	Linum sulcatum

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Grooved Flax

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	Grooved Flax
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grooved Flax

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.