Crab-eating Mongoose vs Horus Swift

Herpestes urva compared with Apus horus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Horus Swift
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Herpestidae	Apodidae
Genus	Herpestes	Apus
Species	Herpestes urva	Apus horus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Horus Swift

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Horus Swift
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Horus Swift

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.