Banded Mongoose vs Gut Weed

Mungos mungo compared with Ulva intestinalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	Gut Weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Ulvales (Ulvales)
Family	Herpestidae	Ulvaceae
Genus	Mungos	Ulva
Species	Mungos mungo	Ulva intestinalis

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Gut Weed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	Gut Weed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gut Weed

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

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.