Banded Mongoose vs Water Fig

Mungos mungo compared with Ficus verruculosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	Water Fig
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Herpestidae	Moraceae
Genus	Mungos	Ficus
Species	Mungos mungo	Ficus verruculosa

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Water Fig

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	Water Fig
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water Fig

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

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.