Banded Mongoose vs carapau

Mungos mungo compared with Ammannia coccinea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	carapau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Herpestidae	Lythraceae
Genus	Mungos	Ammannia
Species	Mungos mungo	Ammannia coccinea

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

carapau

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	carapau
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

carapau

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (10 countries), North America (6 countries), and South America (Chile, Colombia).

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.