Crab-eating Mongoose vs Himalayan indigo

Herpestes urva compared with Indigofera heterantha

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Himalayan indigo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Herpestidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Indigofera
Species	Herpestes urva	Indigofera heterantha

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Himalayan indigo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Himalayan indigo

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Sweden, and United Kingdom.