Crab-eating Mongoose vs Five-colored Munia

Herpestes urva compared with Lonchura quinticolor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Five-colored Munia
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Herpestidae	Estrildidae
Genus	Herpestes	Lonchura
Species	Herpestes urva	Lonchura quinticolor

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and Five-colored Munia share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Five-colored Munia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Five-colored Munia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Five-colored Munia

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.