Banded Mongoose vs marsh-elder

Mungos mungo compared with Iva annua

Key Differences

• Banded Mongoose is Least Concern while marsh-elder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	marsh-elder
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	Iva
Species	Mungos mungo	Iva annua

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

marsh-elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	marsh-elder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

marsh-elder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, 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.