Crab-eating Mongoose vs mallow ninebark

Herpestes urva compared with Physocarpus malvaceus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	mallow ninebark
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Herpestidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Herpestes	Physocarpus
Species	Herpestes urva	Physocarpus malvaceus

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

mallow ninebark

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	mallow ninebark
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mallow ninebark

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, and Sweden.