Banded Mongoose vs star-apple

Mungos mungo compared with Chrysophyllum cainito

Key Differences

• Banded Mongoose is Least Concern while star-apple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	star-apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Herpestidae	Sapotaceae
Genus	Mungos	Chrysophyllum
Species	Mungos mungo	Chrysophyllum cainito

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

star-apple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	star-apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

star-apple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (India, Laos, Taiwan), North America (Mexico), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), and South America (4 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.