Banded Mongoose vs smooth coil

Mungos mungo compared with Lucilla scintilla

Key Differences

• Banded Mongoose is Least Concern while smooth coil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	smooth coil
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Herpestidae	Helicodiscidae
Genus	Mungos	Lucilla
Species	Mungos mungo	Lucilla scintilla

Evolutionary Relationship

Banded Mongoose and smooth coil share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

smooth coil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	smooth coil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

smooth coil

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found across Asia (Israel) and Europe (6 countries).

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.