Crab-eating Mongoose vs Douglas' spirea

Herpestes urva compared with Spiraea douglasii

Key Differences

• Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern while Douglas' spirea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Douglas' spirea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Herpestidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Herpestes	Spiraea
Species	Herpestes urva	Spiraea douglasii

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Douglas' spirea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Douglas' spirea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Douglas' spirea

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Armenia) and Europe (19 countries).