Banded Mongoose vs Idaho Licorice-root

Mungos mungo compared with Ligusticum verticillatum

Key Differences

• Banded Mongoose is Least Concern while Idaho Licorice-root is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	Idaho Licorice-root
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Herpestidae	Apiaceae
Genus	Mungos	Ligusticum
Species	Mungos mungo	Ligusticum verticillatum

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Idaho Licorice-root

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	Idaho Licorice-root
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Idaho Licorice-root

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.