Crab-eating Mongoose vs Dwarf Gorse

Herpestes urva compared with Ulex minor

Key Differences

• Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern while Dwarf Gorse is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Dwarf Gorse
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Herpestidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Ulex
Species	Herpestes urva	Ulex minor

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf Gorse

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Dwarf Gorse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dwarf Gorse

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).