Crab-eating Mongoose vs Golden palm civit

Herpestes urva compared with Paradoxurus zeylonensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Golden palm civit
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	Herpestidae	Viverridae
Genus	Herpestes	Paradoxurus
Species	Herpestes urva	Paradoxurus zeylonensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and Golden palm civit share a common ancestor at the Order level: Carnivora. (Carnivorans)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Golden palm civit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Golden palm civit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Golden palm civit

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.