Crab-eating Mongoose vs Devil weed

Herpestes urva compared with Sargassum horneri

Key Differences

• Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern while Devil weed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Devil weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Herpestidae	Sargassaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Sargassum
Species	Herpestes urva	Sargassum horneri

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Devil weed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Devil weed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Devil weed

Habitat

Native to Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Mexico, Taiwan, and United States.