Crab-eating Mongoose vs long-tailed pocket mouse

Herpestes urva compared with Chaetodipus formosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	long-tailed pocket mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Herpestidae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Herpestes	Chaetodipus
Species	Herpestes urva	Chaetodipus formosus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

long-tailed pocket mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	long-tailed pocket mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

long-tailed pocket mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.