Crab-eating Mongoose vs Lesser devilray

Herpestes urva compared with Mobula kuhlii

Key Differences

• Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern while Lesser devilray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Lesser devilray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Herpestidae	Myliobatidae
Genus	Herpestes	Mobula
Species	Herpestes urva	Mobula kuhlii

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and Lesser devilray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Lesser devilray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Lesser devilray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser devilray