Banded Mongoose vs southern elder

Mungos mungo compared with Sambucus australis

Key Differences

• Banded Mongoose is Least Concern while southern elder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	southern elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Herpestidae	Viburnaceae
Genus	Mungos	Sambucus
Species	Mungos mungo	Sambucus australis

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

southern elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	southern elder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

southern elder

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.