Banded Mongoose vs Large Short-tailed Rat

Mungos mungo compared with Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	Large Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Herpestidae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Mungos	Brachyuromys
Species	Mungos mungo	Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Evolutionary Relationship

Banded Mongoose and Large Short-tailed Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	Large Short-tailed Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large Short-tailed Rat

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.