Crab-eating Mongoose vs Quim

Herpestes urva compared with Yucca lacandonica

Key Differences

• Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern while Quim is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Quim

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Quim

Habitat

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