Banded Mongoose vs Red Balau

Mungos mungo compared with Shorea guiso

Key Differences

• Banded Mongoose is Least Concern while Red Balau is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	Red Balau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Herpestidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Mungos	Shorea
Species	Mungos mungo	Shorea guiso

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Red Balau

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Balau

Habitat

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

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.