Crab-eating Mongoose vs Madras Treeshrew

Herpestes urva compared with Anathana ellioti

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Madras Treeshrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Scandentia (Scandentia)
Family	Herpestidae	Tupaiidae
Genus	Herpestes	Anathana
Species	Herpestes urva	Anathana ellioti

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and Madras Treeshrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Madras Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Madras Treeshrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Madras Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.