Banded Mongoose vs Ragged Pseudocyphellaria

Mungos mungo compared with Pseudocyphellaria lacerata

Key Differences

• Banded Mongoose is Least Concern while Ragged Pseudocyphellaria is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	Ragged Pseudocyphellaria
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Herpestidae	Lobariaceae
Genus	Mungos	Pseudocyphellaria
Species	Mungos mungo	Pseudocyphellaria lacerata

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Ragged Pseudocyphellaria

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	Ragged Pseudocyphellaria
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ragged Pseudocyphellaria

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

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.