Banded Mongoose vs scratch grass

Mungos mungo compared with Muhlenbergia asperifolia

Key Differences

• Banded Mongoose is Least Concern while scratch grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	scratch grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Herpestidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Mungos	Muhlenbergia
Species	Mungos mungo	Muhlenbergia asperifolia

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

scratch grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	scratch grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

scratch grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Canada.

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.