Narrow-striped Mongoose vs redhead

Mungotictis decemlineata compared with Hamelia patens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Narrow-striped Mongoose	redhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Eupleridae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Mungotictis	Hamelia
Species	Mungotictis decemlineata	Hamelia patens

Conservation Status

Narrow-striped Mongoose

EN — Endangered

redhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Narrow-striped Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

redhead

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burundi, Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, Palau), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).