Crab-eating Mongoose vs Crested Coua

Herpestes urva compared with Coua cristata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Crested Coua
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Cuculiformes (Cuculiformes)
Family	Herpestidae	Cuculidae
Genus	Herpestes	Coua
Species	Herpestes urva	Coua cristata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Crested Coua

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Crested Coua
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Crested Coua

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.