Asiatic apple vs Crab-eating Mongoose

Malus spectabilis compared with Herpestes urva

Key Differences

• Asiatic apple is Data Deficient while Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic apple	Crab-eating Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Herpestidae
Genus	Malus	Herpestes
Species	Malus spectabilis	Herpestes urva

Conservation Status

Asiatic apple

DD — Data Deficient

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic apple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in United States.

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Asiatic apple

The Asiatic apple (Malus spectabilis) is a species in the genus Malus. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found in United States.