Crab-eating Mongoose vs Ecuadorean Rice Rat

Herpestes urva compared with Nephelomys auriventer

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Ecuadorean Rice Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Herpestidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Herpestes	Nephelomys
Species	Herpestes urva	Nephelomys auriventer

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and Ecuadorean Rice Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Ecuadorean Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Ecuadorean Rice Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ecuadorean Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.