vs Crab-eating Mongoose

Altererythrobacter troitsensis compared with Herpestes urva

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Crab-eating Mongoose
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Erythrobacteraceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Altererythrobacter	Herpestes
Species	Altererythrobacter troitsensis	Herpestes urva

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Crab-eating Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Altererythrobacter troitsensis is a gram-negative, aerobic bacterium in the family Erythrobacteraceae, first described from Troitsk, Russia. Like other members of the genus, it may produce carotenoid pigments giving colonies a reddish-orange colour. Its conservation status is not evaluated.