Banded Mongoose vs Mountain Guava

Mungos mungo compared with Psidium amplexicaule

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	Mountain Guava
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	Psidium
Species	Mungos mungo	Psidium amplexicaule

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Guava

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	Mountain Guava
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Guava

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.

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.