Crab-eating Mongoose vs Gray Kestrel

Herpestes urva compared with Falco ardosiaceus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Gray Kestrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Falconiformes (Falconiformes)
Family	Herpestidae	Falconidae
Genus	Herpestes	Falco
Species	Herpestes urva	Falco ardosiaceus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Gray Kestrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray Kestrel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United Kingdom.