Crab-eating Mongoose vs Long-tailed planigale

Herpestes urva compared with Planigale ingrami

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Long-tailed planigale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Herpestidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Herpestes	Planigale
Species	Herpestes urva	Planigale ingrami

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and Long-tailed planigale share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Long-tailed planigale

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Long-tailed planigale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long-tailed planigale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.