Narrow-striped Mongoose vs Wormseed

Mungotictis decemlineata compared with Dysphania anthelmintica

Key Differences

• Narrow-striped Mongoose is Endangered while Wormseed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Narrow-striped Mongoose	Wormseed
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	Dysphania
Species	Mungotictis decemlineata	Dysphania anthelmintica

Conservation Status

Narrow-striped Mongoose

EN — Endangered

Wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Narrow-striped Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wormseed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).