Banded Mongoose vs Kirby's Dropwing

Mungos mungo compared with Trithemis kirbyi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	Kirby's Dropwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Herpestidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Mungos	Trithemis
Species	Mungos mungo	Trithemis kirbyi

Evolutionary Relationship

Banded Mongoose and Kirby's Dropwing share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Kirby's Dropwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	Kirby's Dropwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Kirby's Dropwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.