Banded Mongoose vs moustached guenon

Mungos mungo compared with Cercopithecus cephus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Banded Mongoose moustached guenon
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Mammalia (Mammals) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Carnivora (Carnivorans) Primates (Primates)
Family Herpestidae Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus Mungos Cercopithecus
Species Mungos mungo Cercopithecus cephus

Evolutionary Relationship

Banded Mongoose and moustached guenon share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

moustached guenon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Banded Mongoose moustached guenon
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

moustached guenon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

moustached guenon

No description available.

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