Indian Gray Mongoose vs Lemon grass

Herpestes edwardsi compared with Cymbopogon citratus

Key Differences

• Indian Gray Mongoose is Least Concern while Lemon grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian Gray Mongoose	Lemon 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	Cymbopogon
Species	Herpestes edwardsi	Cymbopogon citratus

Conservation Status

Indian Gray Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Lemon grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian Gray Mongoose	Lemon grass
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.

Lemon grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (5 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea), and South America (10 countries).