Crab-eating Mongoose vs Dixon's stingaree

Herpestes urva compared with Urolophus paucimaculatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Dixon's stingaree
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Herpestidae	Urolophidae
Genus	Herpestes	Urolophus
Species	Herpestes urva	Urolophus paucimaculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and Dixon's stingaree share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Dixon's stingaree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Dixon's stingaree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dixon's stingaree