chilte vs Crab-eating Mongoose

Cnidoscolus elasticus compared with Herpestes urva

Key Differences

• chilte is Vulnerable while Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chilte	Crab-eating Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Cnidoscolus	Herpestes
Species	Cnidoscolus elasticus	Herpestes urva

Conservation Status

chilte

VU — Vulnerable

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

chilte

Habitat

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

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

chilte

The chilte (Cnidoscolus elasticus) is a species in the genus Cnidoscolus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.