Crab-eating Mongoose vs Rotin

Herpestes urva compared with Eremospatha cabrae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Rotin
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carnivora (carnivores)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Herpestidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Eremospatha
Species	Herpestes urva	Eremospatha cabrae

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Rotin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rotin

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Cameroon.