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Description
Common Name: Banded Mongoose
Common Name Synonyms: African Striped Mongoose
Scientific Name: Mungos mungo
Size: 15-22.5cm tall in the shoulders, 30-45cm from snout to tail-base + 15-30cm long tail = 45-75cm from snout to tail.
Classification: Feliform
Habitat: Savannas, Grasslands, Forests,
Diet: Insectivorous; diet consisted of millepedes, beetles, insects, arachnids, frogs, lizards, ground birds, eggs
Description: The mongoose's name, comes from the stripes on their backs, started from the back of the neck, to the tail-base. Banded mongoose forage in groups but each member searches for food alone. They forage in the morning for several hours and then rest in the shade. They will usually forage again in the late afternoon. Mongooses use their sense of smell to locate their prey and dig them out with their long claws, both in holes in the ground and holes in trees. Mongoose will also frequent near the dung of large herbivores since they attract beetles. Banded mongooses lived in mixed-sex groups from 7 to 40 mongooses. Groups sleep together at night in underground dens, often abandoned termite mounds, and change dens frequently (every 2–3 days). When no refuge is available and hard-pressed by predators, such ones as African wild dogs. Banded mongooses lived in central and eastern parts of Africa. In some locations, banded mongooses have been found in close relationship with baboons. They forage together and probably enjoy greater security as a large group because of more eyes on the lookout for predators. The mongooses are handled by baboons of all ages and show no fear of such contact. Banded mongooses have been observed removing ticks and other parasites from warthogs in Kenya and Uganda. The mongooses get food, while the warthogs get cleaned.

Art (C) Shawn Brunner ,aka Patchi1995

Description
Common Name: Banded Mongoose
Common Name Synonyms: African Striped Mongoose
Scientific Name: Mungos mungo
Size: 15-22.5cm tall in the shoulders, 30-45cm from snout to tail-base + 15-30cm long tail = 45-75cm from snout to tail.
Classification: Feliform
Habitat: Savannas, Grasslands, Forests,
Diet: Insectivorous; diet consisted of millepedes, beetles, insects, arachnids, frogs, lizards, ground birds, eggs
Description: The mongoose's name, comes from the stripes on their backs, started from the back of the neck, to the tail-base. Banded mongoose forage in groups but each member searches for food alone. They forage in the morning for several hours and then rest in the shade. They will usually forage again in the late afternoon. Mongooses use their sense of smell to locate their prey and dig them out with their long claws, both in holes in the ground and holes in trees. Mongoose will also frequent near the dung of large herbivores since they attract beetles. Banded mongooses lived in mixed-sex groups from 7 to 40 mongooses. Groups sleep together at night in underground dens, often abandoned termite mounds, and change dens frequently (every 2–3 days). When no refuge is available and hard-pressed by predators, such ones as African wild dogs. Banded mongooses lived in central and eastern parts of Africa. In some locations, banded mongooses have been found in close relationship with baboons. They forage together and probably enjoy greater security as a large group because of more eyes on the lookout for predators. The mongooses are handled by baboons of all ages and show no fear of such contact. Banded mongooses have been observed removing ticks and other parasites from warthogs in Kenya and Uganda. The mongooses get food, while the warthogs get cleaned.

Art (C) Shawn Brunner ,aka Patchi1995