Crab-eating Mongoose vs West Indies cherry

Herpestes urva compared with Prunus myrtifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	West Indies cherry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Herpestidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Herpestes	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Herpestes urva	Prunus myrtifolia

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

West Indies cherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	West Indies cherry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

West Indies cherry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.