Crab-eating Mongoose vs Fernleaf Licorice-root

Herpestes urva compared with Ligusticum filicinum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Fernleaf Licorice-root
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Herpestidae	Apiaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Ligusticum
Species	Herpestes urva	Ligusticum filicinum

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Fernleaf Licorice-root

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Fernleaf Licorice-root
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fernleaf Licorice-root

Habitat

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