Crab-eating Mongoose vs Medje Free-tailed Bat

Herpestes urva compared with Mops congicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Medje Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Herpestidae	Molossidae
Genus	Herpestes	Mops
Species	Herpestes urva	Mops congicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and Medje Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Medje Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Medje Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Medje Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.