Narrow-striped Mongoose vs Silkrubber

Mungotictis decemlineata compared with Funtumia elastica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Narrow-striped Mongoose

EN — Endangered

Silkrubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Narrow-striped Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silkrubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon, Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, and Seychelles.