Banded Mongoose vs Pomelo

Mungos mungo compared with Citrus maxima

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	Pomelo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Herpestidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Mungos	Citrus
Species	Mungos mungo	Citrus maxima

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Pomelo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pomelo

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Laos, Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (Sweden), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.