banded mongoose

species of mongoose
Taxon taxon Q23121
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banded mongoose

Summary

banded mongoose is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.75% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (901 views/month, #1,458 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • banded mongoose's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • banded mongoose is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • banded mongoose's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • banded mongoose belongs to the parent taxon Mungos[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, banded mongoose is Mungos mungo[7].
  • banded mongoose's Commons category is recorded as Mungos mungo[8].
  • banded mongoose's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mungos mungo[9].
  • banded mongoose's Commons gallery is recorded as Mungos mungo[10].
  • banded mongoose's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[11].
  • banded mongoose's original combination is recorded as Viverra mungo[12].
  • banded mongoose's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'M. mungo'}[13].
  • banded mongoose is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Banded mongoose'}[14].
  • banded mongoose is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Mangue rayée'}[15].
  • banded mongoose is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Banded Mongoose'}[16].
  • banded mongoose is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Zebramanguste'}[17].
  • banded mongoose is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'mungo pręgowany'}[18].
  • banded mongoose is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'mangusta pręgowana'}[19].
  • banded mongoose is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'mangusta rayona'}[20].
  • banded mongoose is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'progasti mungo'}[21].
  • banded mongoose is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'Mangusta žíhaná'}[22].
  • banded mongoose's longest observed lifespan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+17.4'}[23].
  • banded mongoose's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[24].

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Classification

banded mongoose's scientific name is Mungos mungo[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Mungos[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Banded mongoose'}[14], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Mangue rayée'}[15], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Zebramanguste'}[17], {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'mungo pręgowany'}[18], {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'mangusta pręgowana'}[19], and {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'mangusta rayona'}[20].

Identifiers

banded mongoose's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41921[25]. banded mongoose's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 210652[26]. banded mongoose's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 311541[27]. banded mongoose's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5219080[28]. banded mongoose's ITIS TSN is recorded as 621903[29].

Why It Matters

banded mongoose ranks in the top 0.75% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (901 views/month, #1,458 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [26] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [27] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [28] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] . wikidata.org.
  26. [23] . Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World (1st edition). wikidata.org.
  27. [24] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category Category:Mungos mungo
    Time period Q25445
    Taxon rank species
    Original combination Viverra mungo
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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