Banded Mongoose vs Tropical dock

Mungos mungo compared with Rumex obovatus

Key Differences

• Banded Mongoose is Least Concern while Tropical dock is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	Tropical dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Herpestidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Mungos	Rumex
Species	Mungos mungo	Rumex obovatus

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Tropical dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	Tropical dock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tropical dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 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.