Indischer Mungo vs Mufflon

Herpestes edwardsi compared with Ovis aries

Key Differences

• Indischer Mungo is Least Concern while Mufflon is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indischer Mungo	Mufflon
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Carnivora (Raubtiere)	Artiodactyla (Paarhufer)
Family	Herpestidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Herpestes	Ovis
Species	Herpestes edwardsi	Ovis aries

Evolutionary Relationship

Indischer Mungo and Mufflon share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Säugetiere)

Conservation Status

Indischer Mungo

LC — Least Concern

Mufflon

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indischer Mungo	Mufflon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indischer Mungo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Italy, Kuwait, and United Arab Emirates.

Mufflon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (30 countries), North America (9 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (7 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇮🇹 Italy