Crab-eating Mongoose vs French Sorrel

Herpestes urva compared with Rumex scutatus

Key Differences

• Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern while French Sorrel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	French Sorrel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Herpestidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Rumex
Species	Herpestes urva	Rumex scutatus

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

French Sorrel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	French Sorrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

French Sorrel

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (United States).