Banded Mongoose vs New Guinea-teak

Mungos mungo compared with Vitex cofassus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Banded Mongoose New Guinea-teak
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Carnivora (Carnivorans) Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family Herpestidae Lamiaceae
Genus Mungos Vitex
Species Mungos mungo Vitex cofassus

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

New Guinea-teak

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Banded Mongoose New Guinea-teak
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

New Guinea-teak

Habitat

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

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.

New Guinea-teak

No description available.

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