Crab-eating Mongoose vs

Herpestes urva compared with Sphingopyxis panaciterrulae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)
Family	Herpestidae	Sphingomonadaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Sphingopyxis
Species	Herpestes urva	Sphingopyxis panaciterrulae

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Sphingopyxis panaciterrulae is a Gram-negative aerobic rod isolated from ginseng-cultivated soils in Korea. It inhabits the rhizosphere of Panax ginseng plants and associated agricultural soils. This chemoheterotroph decomposes organic matter in ginseng farming soils and may participate in ginsenoside transformation.