Narrow-striped Mongoose vs Pengua

Mungotictis decemlineata compared with Macaranga mappa

Key Differences

• Narrow-striped Mongoose is Endangered while Pengua is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Narrow-striped Mongoose	Pengua
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Eupleridae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Mungotictis	Macaranga
Species	Mungotictis decemlineata	Macaranga mappa

Conservation Status

Narrow-striped Mongoose

EN — Endangered

Pengua

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Narrow-striped Mongoose	Pengua
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Narrow-striped Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pengua

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.