Crab-eating Mongoose vs Gray Apalis

Herpestes urva compared with Apalis cinerea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Gray Apalis
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Herpestidae	Cisticolidae
Genus	Herpestes	Apalis
Species	Herpestes urva	Apalis cinerea

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and Gray Apalis share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Gray Apalis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Gray Apalis
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray Apalis

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.