Crab-eating Mongoose vs Runner Bean

Herpestes urva compared with Phaseolus coccineus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Runner Bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Herpestidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Phaseolus
Species	Herpestes urva	Phaseolus coccineus

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Runner Bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Runner Bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Runner Bean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (14 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).