Crab-eating Mongoose vs Wavy Meadow-Grass

Herpestes urva compared with Poa flexuosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Wavy Meadow-Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Herpestidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Herpestes	Poa
Species	Herpestes urva	Poa flexuosa

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Wavy Meadow-Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Wavy Meadow-Grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wavy Meadow-Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.