Crab-eating Mongoose vs Davidse Holly

Herpestes urva compared with Ilex davidsei

Key Differences

• Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern while Davidse Holly is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Davidse Holly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Aquifoliales (Aquifoliales)
Family	Herpestidae	Aquifoliaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Ilex
Species	Herpestes urva	Ilex davidsei

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Davidse Holly

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Davidse Holly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Davidse Holly

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.