Crab-eating Mongoose vs Devil's Bit

Herpestes urva compared with Ruellia tuberosa

Key Differences

• Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern while Devil's Bit is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Devil's Bit
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)
Order	Carnivora (食肉目)	Lamiales (唇形目)
Family	Herpestidae	Acanthaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Ruellia
Species	Herpestes urva	Ruellia tuberosa

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Devil's Bit

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Devil's Bit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Devil's Bit

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (9 countries), North America (Bahamas, Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Palau), and South America (4 countries).