Banded Mongoose vs Higuillo

Mungos mungo compared with Piper dilatatum

Key Differences

• Banded Mongoose is Least Concern while Higuillo is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	Higuillo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Piperales (Piperales)
Family	Herpestidae	Piperaceae
Genus	Mungos	Piper
Species	Mungos mungo	Piper dilatatum

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Higuillo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	Higuillo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Higuillo

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.