Crab-eating Mongoose vs Devil'S Shoestring

Herpestes urva compared with Polygonum erectum

Key Differences

• Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern while Devil'S Shoestring is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Devil'S Shoestring
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Herpestidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Polygonum
Species	Herpestes urva	Polygonum erectum

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Devil'S Shoestring

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Devil'S Shoestring
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Devil'S Shoestring

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Sweden, and United States.