Crab-eating Mongoose vs mutundu

Herpestes urva compared with Croton macrostachyus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	mutundu
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Herpestidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Croton
Species	Herpestes urva	Croton macrostachyus

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

mutundu

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	mutundu
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mutundu

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.