Banded Mongoose vs lemon thyme

Mungos mungo compared with Thymus citriodorus

Key Differences

• Banded Mongoose is Least Concern while lemon thyme is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	lemon thyme
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Herpestidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Mungos	Thymus
Species	Mungos mungo	Thymus citriodorus

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

lemon thyme

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	lemon thyme
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lemon thyme

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 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.