Narrow-striped Mongoose vs Rough-Fruit Amaranth

Mungotictis decemlineata compared with Amaranthus tuberculatus

Key Differences

• Narrow-striped Mongoose is Endangered while Rough-Fruit Amaranth is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Narrow-striped Mongoose	Rough-Fruit Amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Eupleridae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Mungotictis	Amaranthus
Species	Mungotictis decemlineata	Amaranthus tuberculatus

Conservation Status

Narrow-striped Mongoose

EN — Endangered

Rough-Fruit Amaranth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Narrow-striped Mongoose	Rough-Fruit Amaranth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Narrow-striped Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rough-Fruit Amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (10 countries), and North America (United States).