Banded Mongoose vs Mountain Saffron

Mungos mungo compared with Solorina crocea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	Mountain Saffron
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Herpestidae	Peltigeraceae
Genus	Mungos	Solorina
Species	Mungos mungo	Solorina crocea

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Saffron

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Saffron

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across 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.