Crab-eating Mongoose vs Crested Malimbe

Herpestes urva compared with Malimbus malimbicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Crested Malimbe
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Herpestidae	Ploceidae
Genus	Herpestes	Malimbus
Species	Herpestes urva	Malimbus malimbicus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Crested Malimbe

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Crested Malimbe

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.