Crab-eating Mongoose vs Flat-headed Kusimanse

Herpestes urva compared with Crossarchus platycephalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Flat-headed Kusimanse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family same	Herpestidae	Herpestidae
Genus	Herpestes	Crossarchus
Species	Herpestes urva	Crossarchus platycephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and Flat-headed Kusimanse share a common ancestor at the Family level: Herpestidae.

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Flat-headed Kusimanse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Flat-headed Kusimanse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flat-headed Kusimanse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.