Crab-eating Mongoose vs Goatgrass

Herpestes urva compared with Aegilops peregrina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Goatgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Herpestidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Herpestes	Aegilops
Species	Herpestes urva	Aegilops peregrina

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Goatgrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Goatgrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Goatgrass

Habitat

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