Banded Mongoose vs Maui's paddle

Mungos mungo compared with Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Key Differences

• Banded Mongoose is Least Concern while Maui's paddle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	Maui's paddle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Herpestidae	Dryopteridaceae
Genus	Mungos	Elaphoglossum
Species	Mungos mungo	Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Maui's paddle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	Maui's paddle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Maui's paddle

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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.