Crab-eating Mongoose vs Spanish Gorse

Herpestes urva compared with Genista hispanica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Spanish Gorse
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	Genista
Species	Herpestes urva	Genista hispanica

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Spanish Gorse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Spanish Gorse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spanish Gorse

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.