Bel Indien vs Crab-eating Mongoose

Aegle marmelos compared with Herpestes urva

Key Differences

• Bel Indien is Near Threatened while Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bel Indien	Crab-eating Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Carnivora (carnivores)
Family	Rutaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Aegle	Herpestes
Species	Aegle marmelos	Herpestes urva

Conservation Status

Bel Indien

NT — Near Threatened

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bel Indien	Crab-eating Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bel Indien

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (Laos, Taiwan, Timor-Leste), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bel Indien

The Bael Fruit (Aegle marmelos) is a species in the genus Aegle. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands. Populations are also found in montane and highland environment.