Indian Gray Mongoose vs water dock

Herpestes edwardsi compared with Rumex hydrolapathum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian Gray Mongoose	water dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Herpestidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Rumex
Species	Herpestes edwardsi	Rumex hydrolapathum

Conservation Status

Indian Gray Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

water dock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian Gray Mongoose	water dock
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.

water dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Japan) and Europe (5 countries).