Crab-eating Mongoose vs Lesser Dog-like Bat

Herpestes urva compared with Peropteryx macrotis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Lesser Dog-like Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Herpestidae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Herpestes	Peropteryx
Species	Herpestes urva	Peropteryx macrotis

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and Lesser Dog-like Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Lesser Dog-like Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Dog-like Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.