Banded Mongoose vs Waved Pincertail

Mungos mungo compared with Onychogomphus flexuosus

Key Differences

• Banded Mongoose is Least Concern while Waved Pincertail is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	Waved Pincertail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Herpestidae	Gomphidae
Genus	Mungos	Onychogomphus
Species	Mungos mungo	Onychogomphus flexuosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Banded Mongoose and Waved Pincertail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Waved Pincertail

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	Waved Pincertail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Waved Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.