Banded Mongoose vs Red mangrove

Mungos mungo compared with Rhizophora mangle

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Banded Mongoose Red mangrove
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Carnivora (Carnivorans) Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family Herpestidae Rhizophoraceae
Genus Mungos Rhizophora
Species Mungos mungo Rhizophora mangle

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Red mangrove

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Banded Mongoose Red mangrove
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red mangrove

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), North America (Cuba, Honduras, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

Red mangrove

No description available.

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