Banded Mongoose vs sorrel

Mungos mungo compared with Oxalis rosea

Key Differences

• Banded Mongoose is Least Concern while sorrel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	sorrel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)
Family	Herpestidae	Oxalidaceae
Genus	Mungos	Oxalis
Species	Mungos mungo	Oxalis rosea

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

sorrel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	sorrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sorrel

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (India) and Europe (5 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.