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The Crab-eating Mongoose (Herpestes urva) is a species of mongoose found in northwestern India, Nepal, Myanmar, southern China, and through southeast Asia, including the countries of Vietnam, Malaysia, Taiwan, Laos and Thailand. It is generally grey in color, with white markings along the sides of the face and neck. Despite their common name, their diet consists not only of crabs, but also just about anything else they can catch, including fish, snails, frogs, rodents, birds, reptiles, and insects. They are nocturnal, are excellent swimmers, and spend a fair amount of time in or near water or other moist plots of land.
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