Chinese Apple vs Crab-eating Mongoose

Malus prunifolia compared with Herpestes urva

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese 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 prunifolia	Herpestes urva

Conservation Status

Chinese Apple

NE — Not Evaluated

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinese Apple

The Chinese Apple (Malus prunifolia) is a species in the genus Malus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.