Banded Mongoose vs Chícharo-miudo

Mungos mungo compared with Lathyrus cicera

Key Differences

• Banded Mongoose is Least Concern while Chícharo-miudo is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	Chícharo-miudo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Herpestidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Mungos	Lathyrus
Species	Mungos mungo	Lathyrus cicera

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Chícharo-miudo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	Chícharo-miudo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chícharo-miudo

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan), Europe (11 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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.