Crab-eating Mongoose vs Kloss's gibbon

Herpestes urva compared with Hylobates klossii

Key Differences

• Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern while Kloss's gibbon is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Kloss's gibbon
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Herpestidae	Hylobatidae
Genus	Herpestes	Hylobates
Species	Herpestes urva	Hylobates klossii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Kloss's gibbon

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Kloss's gibbon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Kloss's gibbon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.