Crab-eating Mongoose vs Mexican Muhly

Herpestes urva compared with Muhlenbergia mexicana

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Mexican Muhly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Herpestidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Herpestes	Muhlenbergia
Species	Herpestes urva	Muhlenbergia mexicana

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Muhly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Mexican Muhly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mexican Muhly

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States).