Crab-eating Mongoose vs Japanese Short-tailed Bat

Herpestes urva compared with Eptesicus japonensis

Key Differences

• Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern while Japanese Short-tailed Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Japanese Short-tailed 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	Eptesicus
Species	Herpestes urva	Eptesicus japonensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and Japanese Short-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Short-tailed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Japanese Short-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Japanese Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.