Crab-eating Mongoose vs Maculated Sedge

Herpestes urva compared with Cyperus maculatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Maculated 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	Cyperus
Species	Herpestes urva	Cyperus maculatus

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Maculated Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Maculated Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.