Crab-eating Mongoose vs Fetid Toadshade

Herpestes urva compared with Trillium foetidissimum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Fetid Toadshade
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Herpestidae	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Trillium
Species	Herpestes urva	Trillium foetidissimum

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Fetid Toadshade

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Fetid Toadshade
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fetid Toadshade

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.