Banded Mongoose vs Natal orange

Mungos mungo compared with Strychnos spinosa

Key Differences

• Banded Mongoose is Least Concern while Natal orange is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	Natal orange
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Herpestidae	Loganiaceae
Genus	Mungos	Strychnos
Species	Mungos mungo	Strychnos spinosa

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Natal orange

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	Natal orange
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Natal orange

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Guinea and United States.

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.