Crab-eating Mongoose vs Oakes' Pondweed

Herpestes urva compared with Potamogeton oakesianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Oakes' Pondweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Herpestidae	Potamogetonaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Potamogeton
Species	Herpestes urva	Potamogeton oakesianus

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Oakes' Pondweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Oakes' Pondweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oakes' Pondweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, and United States.