Crab-eating Mongoose vs Shrubby Orache

Herpestes urva compared with Atriplex halimus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Shrubby Orache
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Herpestidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Atriplex
Species	Herpestes urva	Atriplex halimus

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Shrubby Orache

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Shrubby Orache
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shrubby Orache

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Iraq) and Europe (6 countries).