Banded Mongoose vs Stinking Slime Truffle

Mungos mungo compared with Melanogaster ambiguus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	Stinking Slime Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Herpestidae	Paxillaceae
Genus	Mungos	Melanogaster
Species	Mungos mungo	Melanogaster ambiguus

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Stinking Slime Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	Stinking Slime Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking Slime Truffle

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.