Crab-eating Mongoose vs Handley's Red Bat

Herpestes urva compared with Lasiurus atratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Handley's Red Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Herpestidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Herpestes	Lasiurus
Species	Herpestes urva	Lasiurus atratus

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and Handley's Red Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Handley's Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Handley's Red Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Handley's Red Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.