Crab-eating Mongoose vs groundhog

Herpestes urva compared with Marmota monax

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	groundhog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Herpestidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Herpestes	Marmota
Species	Herpestes urva	Marmota monax

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and groundhog share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

groundhog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	groundhog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

groundhog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.