Banded Mongoose vs Lesser marigold

Mungos mungo compared with Tagetes filifolia

Key Differences

• Banded Mongoose is Least Concern while Lesser marigold is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	Lesser marigold
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Herpestidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Mungos	Tagetes
Species	Mungos mungo	Tagetes filifolia

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Lesser marigold

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	Lesser marigold
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser marigold

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and United States.

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.