Banded Mongoose vs Johnny jumpup

Mungos mungo compared with Viola tricolor

Key Differences

• Banded Mongoose is Least Concern while Johnny jumpup is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	Johnny jumpup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Herpestidae	Violaceae
Genus	Mungos	Viola
Species	Mungos mungo	Viola tricolor

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Johnny jumpup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	Johnny jumpup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Johnny jumpup

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, South Africa), Asia (Armenia, India, Japan), Europe (12 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), and South America (5 countries).

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.