Banded Mongoose vs Hover fly

Mungos mungo compared with Eumerus strigatus

Key Differences

• Banded Mongoose is Least Concern while Hover fly is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	Hover fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Herpestidae	Syrphidae
Genus	Mungos	Eumerus
Species	Mungos mungo	Eumerus strigatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Banded Mongoose and Hover fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Hover fly

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	Hover fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hover fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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.