Banded Mongoose vs scimitar-bean

Mungos mungo compared with Canavalia gladiata

Key Differences

• Banded Mongoose is Least Concern while scimitar-bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	scimitar-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Herpestidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Mungos	Canavalia
Species	Mungos mungo	Canavalia gladiata

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

scimitar-bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	scimitar-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

scimitar-bean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (India, Philippines, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), and South America (Brazil).

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.