Crab-eating Mongoose vs Smooth mesquite

Herpestes urva compared with Prosopis laevigata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Smooth mesquite
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	Prosopis
Species	Herpestes urva	Prosopis laevigata

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Smooth mesquite

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Smooth mesquite
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smooth mesquite

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.