Banded Mongoose vs Stinking iris

Mungos mungo compared with Iris foetidissima

Key Differences

• Banded Mongoose is Least Concern while Stinking iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	Stinking iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order	Carnivora (食肉目)	Mantodea (螳螂目)
Family	Herpestidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Mungos	Iris
Species	Mungos mungo	Iris foetidissima

Evolutionary Relationship

Banded Mongoose and Stinking iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (动物界)

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Stinking iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	Stinking iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.