Banded Mongoose
Mungos mungo
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 2,843
- Most observed in
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The banded mongoose (Mungos mungo) is a mongoose species native from the Sahel to Southern Africa. It lives in savannas, open forests and grasslands and feeds primarily on beetles and millipedes. Mongooses use various types of dens for shelter including termite mounds.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Banded mongoose”.