Crab-eating Mongoose vs Limette

Herpestes urva compared with Citrus aurantiifolia

Key Differences

• Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern while Limette is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Limette
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Raubtiere)	Sapindales (Seifenbaumartige)
Family	Herpestidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Citrus
Species	Herpestes urva	Citrus aurantiifolia

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Limette

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Limette
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Limette

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).