Crab-eating Mongoose vs Marsh Willow-Herb

Herpestes urva compared with Epilobium palustre

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Marsh Willow-Herb
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Herpestidae	Onagraceae
Genus	Herpestes	Epilobium
Species	Herpestes urva	Epilobium palustre

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Marsh Willow-Herb

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marsh Willow-Herb

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).