Banded Mongoose vs tiger quoll

Mungos mungo compared with Dasyurus maculatus

Key Differences

• Banded Mongoose is Least Concern while tiger quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	tiger quoll
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Herpestidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Mungos	Dasyurus
Species	Mungos mungo	Dasyurus maculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Banded Mongoose and tiger quoll share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

tiger quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	tiger quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

tiger quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.