Banded Mongoose vs Loose Starweb

Mungos mungo compared with Asterostroma laxum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	Loose Starweb
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Herpestidae	Peniophoraceae
Genus	Mungos	Asterostroma
Species	Mungos mungo	Asterostroma laxum

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Loose Starweb

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	Loose Starweb
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Loose Starweb

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.