Indian Gray Mongoose vs lima

Herpestes edwardsi compared with Citrus aurantiifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian Gray Mongoose	lima
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Herpestidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Citrus
Species	Herpestes edwardsi	Citrus aurantiifolia

Conservation Status

Indian Gray Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

lima

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian Gray Mongoose	lima
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.

lima

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).