Crab-eating Mongoose vs Obscure Cotoneaster

Herpestes urva compared with Cotoneaster obscurus

Key Differences

• Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern while Obscure Cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Obscure Cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Herpestidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Herpestes	Cotoneaster
Species	Herpestes urva	Cotoneaster obscurus

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Obscure Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Obscure Cotoneaster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Obscure Cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.