Banded Mongoose vs Orange Featherleg

Mungos mungo compared with Platycnemis acutipennis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	Orange Featherleg
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Herpestidae	Platycnemididae
Genus	Mungos	Platycnemis
Species	Mungos mungo	Platycnemis acutipennis

Evolutionary Relationship

Banded Mongoose and Orange Featherleg share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Orange Featherleg

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	Orange Featherleg
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange Featherleg

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.