Crab-eating Mongoose vs Maid

Herpestes urva compared with Urobatis jamaicensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Maid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Herpestidae	Urotrygonidae
Genus	Herpestes	Urobatis
Species	Herpestes urva	Urobatis jamaicensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Maid

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Maid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Maid