Indian Gray Mongoose vs Key lime

Herpestes edwardsi compared with Citrus aurantiifolia

Key Differences

• Indian Gray Mongoose is Least Concern while Key lime is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian Gray Mongoose	Key lime
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Herpestidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Citrus
Species	Herpestes edwardsi	Citrus aurantiifolia

Conservation Status

Indian Gray Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Key lime

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian Gray Mongoose	Key lime
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian Gray Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Italy, Kuwait, and United Arab Emirates.

Key lime

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).