Crab-eating Mongoose vs Moya Grass

Herpestes urva compared with Cenchrus hohenackeri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Moya Grass
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	Cenchrus
Species	Herpestes urva	Cenchrus hohenackeri

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Moya Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Moya Grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Moya Grass

Habitat

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