Banded Mongoose vs Lecythis

Mungos mungo compared with Lecythis ollaria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	Lecythis
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Herpestidae	Lecythidaceae
Genus	Mungos	Lecythis
Species	Mungos mungo	Lecythis ollaria

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Lecythis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	Lecythis
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lecythis

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Libya.

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.