Banded Mongoose vs Key lime

Mungos mungo compared with Citrus aurantiifolia

Key Differences

  • Banded Mongoose is Least Concern while Key lime is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Banded Mongoose Key lime
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Carnivora (Carnivorans) Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family Herpestidae Rutaceae
Genus Mungos Citrus
Species Mungos mungo Citrus aurantiifolia

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Key lime

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Banded Mongoose Key lime
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Key lime

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

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.

Key lime

No description available.

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