Crab-eating Mongoose vs Lobed stingaree

Herpestes urva compared with Urolophus lobatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Lobed stingaree
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Herpestidae	Urolophidae
Genus	Herpestes	Urolophus
Species	Herpestes urva	Urolophus lobatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Lobed stingaree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Lobed stingaree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lobed stingaree