Crab-eating Mongoose vs Gray-headed Goshawk

Herpestes urva compared with Accipiter poliocephalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Gray-headed Goshawk
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)
Family	Herpestidae	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Herpestes	Accipiter
Species	Herpestes urva	Accipiter poliocephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Gray-headed Goshawk

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray-headed Goshawk

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.