Banded Mongoose vs Parrotfeather

Mungos mungo compared with Myriophyllum aquaticum

Key Differences

• Banded Mongoose is Least Concern while Parrotfeather is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	Parrotfeather
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Herpestidae	Haloragaceae
Genus	Mungos	Myriophyllum
Species	Mungos mungo	Myriophyllum aquaticum

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Parrotfeather

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	Parrotfeather
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Parrotfeather

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (14 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).

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.