Banded Mongoose vs Sweet-nancy

Mungos mungo compared with Achillea ageratum

Key Differences

• Banded Mongoose is Least Concern while Sweet-nancy is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	Sweet-nancy
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Herpestidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Mungos	Achillea
Species	Mungos mungo	Achillea ageratum

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Sweet-nancy

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	Sweet-nancy
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sweet-nancy

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (United States).

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.