Crab-eating Mongoose vs culpeo

Herpestes urva compared with Lycalopex culpaeus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	culpeo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Herpestidae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Herpestes	Lycalopex
Species	Herpestes urva	Lycalopex culpaeus

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and culpeo share a common ancestor at the Order level: Carnivora. (Carnivorans)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

culpeo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	culpeo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

culpeo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.