Banded Mongoose vs Mung-bean

Mungos mungo compared with Vigna radiata

Key Differences

• Banded Mongoose is Least Concern while Mung-bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	Mung-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Herpestidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Mungos	Vigna
Species	Mungos mungo	Vigna radiata

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Mung-bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	Mung-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mung-bean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (Japan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Tonga), and South America (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.