Crab-eating Mongoose vs Firmleaf Willow

Herpestes urva compared with Salix pseudomyrsinites

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Firmleaf Willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Herpestidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Salix
Species	Herpestes urva	Salix pseudomyrsinites

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Firmleaf Willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Firmleaf Willow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Firmleaf Willow

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.