Crab-eating Mongoose vs Gambian Mongoose

Herpestes urva compared with Mungos gambianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Gambian Mongoose
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	Mungos
Species	Herpestes urva	Mungos gambianus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Gambian Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Gambian Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gambian Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.