Crab-eating Mongoose vs Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo

Herpestes urva compared with Dicrurus remifer

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Herpestidae	Dicruridae
Genus	Herpestes	Dicrurus
Species	Herpestes urva	Dicrurus remifer

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.