Banded Mongoose vs Malabar plum

Mungos mungo compared with Syzygium jambos

Key Differences

• Banded Mongoose is Least Concern while Malabar plum is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	Malabar plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Herpestidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Mungos	Syzygium
Species	Mungos mungo	Syzygium jambos

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Malabar plum

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	Malabar plum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malabar plum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (Portugal, United Kingdom), North America (16 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (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.