Banded Mongoose vs Red ash

Mungos mungo compared with Alphitonia excelsa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	Red ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Herpestidae	Rhamnaceae
Genus	Mungos	Alphitonia
Species	Mungos mungo	Alphitonia excelsa

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Red ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across India, Papua New Guinea, and United States.

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.