Crab-eating Mongoose vs Malagasy civet

Herpestes urva compared with Fossa fossana

Key Differences

• Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern while Malagasy civet is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Malagasy civet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Herpestidae	Eupleridae
Genus	Herpestes	Fossa
Species	Herpestes urva	Fossa fossana

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and Malagasy civet share a common ancestor at the Order level: Carnivora. (Carnivorans)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Malagasy civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malagasy civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.