Indian Gray Mongoose vs long yam

Herpestes edwardsi compared with Dioscorea transversa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian Gray Mongoose	long yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Herpestidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Dioscorea
Species	Herpestes edwardsi	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Indian Gray Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian Gray Mongoose	long yam
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.

long yam

Habitat

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