Crab-eating Mongoose vs Drummond's cinquefoil

Herpestes urva compared with Potentilla drummondii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Drummond's cinquefoil
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	Potentilla
Species	Herpestes urva	Potentilla drummondii

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Drummond's cinquefoil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Drummond's cinquefoil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Drummond's cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.