Crab-eating Mongoose vs Lamulate Shrew

Herpestes urva compared with Chodsigoa lamula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Lamulate Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Herpestidae	Soricidae
Genus	Herpestes	Chodsigoa
Species	Herpestes urva	Chodsigoa lamula

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and Lamulate Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Lamulate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Lamulate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lamulate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.