Banded Mongoose vs

Mungos mungo compared with Sphingobacterium yamdrokense

Key Differences

  • Banded Mongoose is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Banded Mongoose
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Bacteroidota (Bacteroidota)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Bacteroidia (Bacteroidia)
Order Carnivora (Carnivorans) Sphingobacteriales (Sphingobacteriales)
Family Herpestidae Sphingobacteriaceae
Genus Mungos Sphingobacterium
Species Mungos mungo Sphingobacterium yamdrokense

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Banded Mongoose
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.

Sphingobacterium yamdrokense is a yellow-pigmented Gram-negative rod first described from Yamdrok Lake in Tibet, China. It inhabits high-altitude lacustrine sediments and cold, alkaline lake environments of the Tibetan Plateau. This aerobic chemoheterotroph is adapted to the extreme conditions of high-altitude saline lakes.

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