Banded Mongoose vs orangeback flying squid

Mungos mungo compared with Sthenoteuthis pteropus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	orangeback flying squid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Oegopsida (Oegopsida)
Family	Herpestidae	Ommastrephidae
Genus	Mungos	Sthenoteuthis
Species	Mungos mungo	Sthenoteuthis pteropus

Evolutionary Relationship

Banded Mongoose and orangeback flying squid share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

orangeback flying squid

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	orangeback flying squid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

orangeback flying squid

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.