Crab-eating Mongoose vs Gray-backed Tern

Herpestes urva compared with Onychoprion lunatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Gray-backed Tern
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Herpestidae	Laridae
Genus	Herpestes	Onychoprion
Species	Herpestes urva	Onychoprion lunatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Gray-backed Tern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray-backed Tern

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.