Crab-eating Mongoose vs Malayan civet

Herpestes urva compared with Viverra tangalunga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Malayan 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	Viverridae
Genus	Herpestes	Viverra
Species	Herpestes urva	Viverra tangalunga

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.