Crab-eating Mongoose vs mountain spike-moss

Herpestes urva compared with Selaginella densa

Key Differences

• Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern while mountain spike-moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	mountain spike-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lycopodiopsida (Lycopodiopsida)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Selaginellales (Selaginellales)
Family	Herpestidae	Selaginellaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Selaginella
Species	Herpestes urva	Selaginella densa

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

mountain spike-moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	mountain spike-moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mountain spike-moss

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Canada.