Crab-eating Mongoose vs

Herpestes urva compared with Hapalosiphon luteolus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cyanobacteriia
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Cyanobacteriales
Family	Herpestidae	Hapalosiphonaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Hapalosiphon
Species	Herpestes urva	Hapalosiphon luteolus

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Hapalosiphon luteolus is a filamentous, branching cyanobacterium found in freshwater habitats, damp soil, and moist terrestrial environments including peat bogs and wetland margins. It produces a yellowish pigmentation and forms heterocysts capable of nitrogen fixation. This species contributes to nitrogen cycling in wetland and semi-aquatic ecosystems where it forms part of benthic microbial communities.