Crab-eating Mongoose vs Incan shrew opossum

Herpestes urva compared with Lestoros inca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Incan shrew opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Paucituberculata (Paucituberculata)
Family	Herpestidae	Caenolestidae
Genus	Herpestes	Lestoros
Species	Herpestes urva	Lestoros inca

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Incan shrew opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Incan shrew opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Incan shrew opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.