Narrow-striped Mongoose vs umkokolo

Mungotictis decemlineata compared with Dovyalis caffra

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Narrow-striped Mongoose

EN — Endangered

umkokolo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Narrow-striped Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

umkokolo

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).