Crab-eating Mongoose vs leaf coral

Herpestes urva compared with Pavona varians

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	leaf coral
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Cnidaria (Cnidarians)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Anthozoa
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Scleractinia (Scleractinia)
Family	Herpestidae	Agariciidae
Genus	Herpestes	Pavona
Species	Herpestes urva	Pavona varians

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and leaf coral share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

leaf coral

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	leaf coral
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

leaf coral

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.