Crab-eating Mongoose vs eastern quoll

Herpestes urva compared with Dasyurus viverrinus

Key Differences

• Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern while eastern quoll is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	eastern quoll
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	Dasyurus
Species	Herpestes urva	Dasyurus viverrinus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

eastern quoll

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	eastern quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

eastern quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.