Lemon grass vs Narrow-striped Mongoose

Cymbopogon citratus compared with Mungotictis decemlineata

Key Differences

• Lemon grass is Not Evaluated while Narrow-striped Mongoose is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemon grass	Narrow-striped Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Eupleridae
Genus	Cymbopogon	Mungotictis
Species	Cymbopogon citratus	Mungotictis decemlineata

Conservation Status

Lemon grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Narrow-striped Mongoose

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemon grass	Narrow-striped Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemon grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (5 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea), and South America (10 countries).

Narrow-striped Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.