Banded Mongoose vs Incan shrew opossum

Mungos mungo compared with Lestoros inca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	Incan shrew opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Paucituberculata (Paucituberculata)
Family	Herpestidae	Caenolestidae
Genus	Mungos	Lestoros
Species	Mungos mungo	Lestoros inca

Evolutionary Relationship

Banded Mongoose and Incan shrew opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Incan shrew opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	Incan shrew opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Incan shrew opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.