Crab-eating Mongoose vs Houghton'S Sedge

Herpestes urva compared with Carex houghtoniana

Key Differences

• Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern while Houghton'S Sedge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Houghton'S Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Herpestidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Carex
Species	Herpestes urva	Carex houghtoniana

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Houghton'S Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Houghton'S Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Houghton'S Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.