Banded Mongoose vs Hog Plum

Mungos mungo compared with Prunus hortulana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	Hog Plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Herpestidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Mungos	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Mungos mungo	Prunus hortulana

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Hog Plum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	Hog Plum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hog Plum

Habitat

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

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.