Crab-eating Mongoose vs Forest Dormouse

Herpestes urva compared with Dryomys nitedula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Forest Dormouse
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	Gliridae
Genus	Herpestes	Dryomys
Species	Herpestes urva	Dryomys nitedula

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Forest Dormouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Forest Dormouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Forest Dormouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.