Indian Gray Mongoose vs Tangerine

Herpestes edwardsi compared with Citrus reticulata

Key Differences

• Indian Gray Mongoose is Least Concern while Tangerine is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian Gray Mongoose	Tangerine
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 reticulata

Conservation Status

Indian Gray Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Tangerine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian Gray Mongoose	Tangerine
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.

Tangerine

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (Laos), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).