Crab-eating Mongoose vs dusky antechinus

Herpestes urva compared with Antechinus swainsonii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	dusky antechinus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Herpestidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Herpestes	Antechinus
Species	Herpestes urva	Antechinus swainsonii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

dusky antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	dusky antechinus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

dusky antechinus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.