Crab-eating Mongoose vs Marsh Valerian

Herpestes urva compared with Valeriana uliginosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Marsh Valerian
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Herpestidae	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Valeriana
Species	Herpestes urva	Valeriana uliginosa

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Marsh Valerian

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Marsh Valerian
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marsh Valerian

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.