Crab-eating Mongoose vs Lagoa Santa Akodont

Herpestes urva compared with Bibimys labiosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Lagoa Santa Akodont
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Herpestidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Herpestes	Bibimys
Species	Herpestes urva	Bibimys labiosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and Lagoa Santa Akodont share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Lagoa Santa Akodont

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Lagoa Santa Akodont
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lagoa Santa Akodont

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.