Banded Mongoose vs Red Alder

Mungos mungo compared with Alnus rubra

Key Differences

• Banded Mongoose is Least Concern while Red Alder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	Red Alder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Herpestidae	Betulaceae
Genus	Mungos	Alnus
Species	Mungos mungo	Alnus rubra

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Red Alder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	Red Alder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Alder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.