Crab-eating Mongoose vs jalap

Herpestes urva compared with Ipomoea purga

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	jalap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Herpestidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Ipomoea
Species	Herpestes urva	Ipomoea purga

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

jalap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

jalap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, India, and Taiwan.