Crab-eating Mongoose vs Spring Pea

Herpestes urva compared with Lathyrus vernus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Spring Pea
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	Lathyrus
Species	Herpestes urva	Lathyrus vernus

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Spring Pea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spring Pea

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).