Banded Mongoose vs Tejón Cerdo

Mungos mungo compared with Arctonyx albogularis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	Tejón Cerdo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Herpestidae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Mungos	Arctonyx
Species	Mungos mungo	Arctonyx albogularis

Evolutionary Relationship

Banded Mongoose and Tejón Cerdo share a common ancestor at the Order level: Carnivora. (carnívoros)

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Tejón Cerdo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	Tejón Cerdo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tejón Cerdo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Banded Mongoose

The Banded Mongoose (Mungos mungo) is a species in the genus Mungos. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.