Crab-eating Mongoose vs Poisonbulb

Herpestes urva compared with Crinum asiaticum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Poisonbulb
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Herpestidae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Crinum
Species	Herpestes urva	Crinum asiaticum

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Poisonbulb

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Poisonbulb

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (8 countries), and South America (Argentina, Brazil).