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Quiz about Banded Mongooses
Quiz about Banded Mongooses

Banded Mongooses Trivia Quiz


Banded mongooses are one of the amazing creatures of the wild. These cousins of the popular meerkats are among the species that play a vital role in ecosystems. Here are ten questions about these wonderful creatures.

A multiple-choice quiz by Popramah3. Estimated time: 2 mins.
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Author
Popramah3
Time
2 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
415,580
Updated
Mar 07 24
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
212
Last 3 plays: dee1304 (2/10), Guest 49 (5/10), Guest 2 (9/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. What is the scientific name of the banded mongoose?
Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Which among the following species is closely related to the banded mongooses? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. In what continent or continents can the banded mongooses be found? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Banded mongooses are obligate carnivores


Question 5 of 10
5. Banded mongooses forage together and share the food equally between themselves.


Question 6 of 10
6. How do dominant males in the pack ensure that they father the most offspring? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. In what time of the day the banded mongooses becomes most active? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Within a group of banded mongooses only the dominant pair breeds.


Question 9 of 10
9. Banded mongooses are altricial, what does this statement means Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which of the following statements describes the symbiotic relationship between banded mongooses and warthogs? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What is the scientific name of the banded mongoose?

Answer: Mungos mungo

The name of the banded mongoose comes from the generic name Mungos and the specific name mungo. The genus Mungos comprises of only two species, one being the banded mongoose and the other being the Gambian mongoose. The origin of both the generic and specific names of the banded mongoose is not clear.

Ichneumia albicauda is the scientific name for the white-tailed mongoose, Atilax paludinosus is the marsh mongoose and Suricata suricatta is the scientific name of the meerkat.
2. Which among the following species is closely related to the banded mongooses?

Answer: Hyenas

Banded mongooses belong to the Herpestidae family. Together with hyenas, they are classified under the sub-order Feliformia, which comprises cat-like carnivores. The remaining four families of the sub-order Feliformia are Eupleridae, Nandiniidae, Felidae and Viverridae.

Weasels, ratels and racoons are classified sub-order Caniformia which is comprised of dog-like carnivores..
3. In what continent or continents can the banded mongooses be found?

Answer: Africa

The range of banded mongooses is restricted to the sub-Saharan Africa with the exception of the rainforest region of Congo. In their range they occupy a variety of habitats including grasslands, woodlands, shrublands and even rocky terrains.
4. Banded mongooses are obligate carnivores

Answer: False

Obligate carnivores are carnivores whose diet consist primarily of meat and who lack the physiology to digest plant material properly.

Banded mongooses are not obligate carnivores because, while they eat flesh, they are also known to feed on plant material such as fruits.
5. Banded mongooses forage together and share the food equally between themselves.

Answer: False

Though they are highly social mammals, banded mongooses do not share the food they find with others. While they typically forage for food individually, they remain in close proximity to other group members, communicating with low grunts to keep track of each other's locations.

After spending several hours foraging in the morning, they take a nap in the shade. Typically, they will go foraging again in the late afternoon.
6. How do dominant males in the pack ensure that they father the most offspring?

Answer: Mate-guarding the female estrus

This behavior involves the male closely following and defending a female from other males, sometimes for several days, to ensure that he is the one to mate with her when she is receptive.

This ensures the likelihood of a dominant male fathering the most young.
7. In what time of the day the banded mongooses becomes most active?

Answer: Diurnal

Banded mongooses are mostly active during the day. They spend their days foraging for food, grooming, and interacting with each other. At night, banded mongooses retire to their dens or burrows, where they huddle together for warmth and protection.

Nocturnal species are those that are active during the night. Crepuscular species are those that are active during dawn and dusk. Verspetines are those that are active during the evening.
8. Within a group of banded mongooses only the dominant pair breeds.

Answer: False

In a banded mongoose group, all of the females can reproduce, unlike in most other social mongoose species like dwarf mongooses and meerkats.

A few days after giving birth, they all go into oestrus, when 1-3 dominant males protect and mate with them.
9. Banded mongooses are altricial, what does this statement means

Answer: Their young are born relatively underdeveloped

Altricial species are those in which the young are underdeveloped at the time of birth, but with the aid of their parents mature after birth.

Precocial species are those in which the young are relatively mature and mobile from the moment of birth or hatching, such as cows and horses.
10. Which of the following statements describes the symbiotic relationship between banded mongooses and warthogs?

Answer: Mutualism

Mutualism is a type of symbiotic relationship in which both participating species benefit from their interaction. In this association, warthogs get cleaned and banded mongooses get a meal.

Sometimes the warthogs are upright and the mongooses stand on their hind legs to find ticks, and at other times they lie down and allow the mongooses to crawl over them.
Source: Author Popramah3

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