Crab-eating Mongoose vs desert sumac

Herpestes urva compared with Rhus microphylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	desert sumac
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Herpestidae	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Rhus
Species	Herpestes urva	Rhus microphylla

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

desert sumac

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	desert sumac
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

desert sumac

Habitat

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