Black Bindweed vs Crab-eating Mongoose

Fallopia convolvulus compared with Herpestes urva

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black Bindweed Crab-eating Mongoose
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales) Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family Polygonaceae Herpestidae
Genus Fallopia Herpestes
Species Fallopia convolvulus Herpestes urva

Conservation Status

Black Bindweed

LC — Least Concern

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black Bindweed Crab-eating Mongoose
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Bindweed

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel, Taiwan), Europe (16 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black Bindweed

The Black Bindweed (Fallopia convolvulus) is a species in the genus Fallopia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Crab-eating Mongoose

No description available.

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