Crab-eating Mongoose vs kit fox

Herpestes urva compared with Vulpes macrotis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	kit fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Herpestidae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Herpestes	Vulpes (Foxes)
Species	Herpestes urva	Vulpes macrotis

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and kit fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Carnivora. (Carnivorans)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

kit fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	kit fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

kit fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.