Crab-eating Mongoose vs Nut Grass

Herpestes urva compared with Cyperus tuberosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Nut Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Herpestidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Cyperus
Species	Herpestes urva	Cyperus tuberosus

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Nut Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nut Grass

Habitat

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