Broad-leaf arrowhead vs Crab-eating Mongoose

Sagittaria platyphylla compared with Herpestes urva

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-leaf arrowhead	Crab-eating Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Alismataceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Sagittaria	Herpestes
Species	Sagittaria platyphylla	Herpestes urva

Conservation Status

Broad-leaf arrowhead

NE — Not Evaluated

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-leaf arrowhead	Crab-eating Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-leaf arrowhead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Georgia, Japan), Europe (Italy, Ukraine), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Colombia).

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Broad-leaf arrowhead

The Broad-Leaf Arrowhead (Sagittaria platyphylla) is a species in the genus Sagittaria. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes. It has been recorded Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Georgia, Japan), Europe (Italy, Ukraine), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Colombia)..