Crab-eating Mongoose vs Zarzabacoa dulce

Herpestes urva compared with Desmodium glabrum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Zarzabacoa dulce
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	Desmodium
Species	Herpestes urva	Desmodium glabrum

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Zarzabacoa dulce

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Zarzabacoa dulce

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and United States.