Blind Eel vs Crab-eating Mongoose

Eptatretus cirrhatus compared with Herpestes urva

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Eel	Crab-eating Mongoose
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Myxini (Myxini)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myxiniformes (Myxiniformes)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Myxinidae	Herpestidae
Genus	Eptatretus	Herpestes
Species	Eptatretus cirrhatus	Herpestes urva

Evolutionary Relationship

Blind Eel and Crab-eating Mongoose share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Blind Eel

LC — Least Concern

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Eel	Crab-eating Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blind Eel

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blind Eel

The Blind Eel (Eptatretus cirrhatus) is a species in the genus Eptatretus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.