Banded Mongoose vs Tear Dropper

Mungos mungo compared with Cylindrobasidium laeve

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	Tear Dropper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Herpestidae	Physalacriaceae
Genus	Mungos	Cylindrobasidium
Species	Mungos mungo	Cylindrobasidium laeve

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Tear Dropper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	Tear Dropper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tear Dropper

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and 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.