Crab-eating Mongoose vs Jack bean

Herpestes urva compared with Canavalia ensiformis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Jack bean
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	Canavalia
Species	Herpestes urva	Canavalia ensiformis

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Jack bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jack bean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (4 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia).