Crab-eating Mongoose vs rough agave

Herpestes urva compared with Agave asperrima

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	rough agave
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	Agave
Species	Herpestes urva	Agave asperrima

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

rough agave

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	rough agave
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

rough agave

Habitat

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