Crab-eating Mongoose vs Dilated Scalewort

Herpestes urva compared with Frullania dilatata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Dilated Scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Herpestidae	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Frullania
Species	Herpestes urva	Frullania dilatata

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Dilated Scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Dilated Scalewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dilated Scalewort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (6 countries).