Crab-eating Mongoose vs Neat Caps

Herpestes urva compared with Caladenia cracens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Neat Caps
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Herpestidae	Orchidaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Caladenia
Species	Herpestes urva	Caladenia cracens

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Neat Caps

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Neat Caps
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Neat Caps

Habitat

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