Banded Mongoose vs Year Bean

Mungos mungo compared with Phaseolus dumosus

Key Differences

• Banded Mongoose is Least Concern while Year Bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	Year Bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Herpestidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Mungos	Phaseolus
Species	Mungos mungo	Phaseolus dumosus

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Year Bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	Year Bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Year Bean

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.