Crab-eating Mongoose vs Water Fig

Herpestes urva compared with Ficus verruculosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Water Fig
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Herpestidae	Moraceae
Genus	Herpestes	Ficus
Species	Herpestes urva	Ficus verruculosa

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Water Fig

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water Fig

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.