capuchin monkey vs Crab-eating Mongoose

Cebus capucinus compared with Herpestes urva

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	capuchin monkey	Crab-eating Mongoose
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cebidae	Herpestidae
Genus	Cebus	Herpestes
Species	Cebus capucinus	Herpestes urva

Evolutionary Relationship

capuchin monkey and Crab-eating Mongoose share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

capuchin monkey

LC — Least Concern

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	capuchin monkey	Crab-eating Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

capuchin monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

capuchin monkey

The Capuchin Monkey (Cebus capucinus) is a species in the genus Cebus. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.