Crab-eating Mongoose vs Meller’s Mongoose

Herpestes urva compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Meller’s Mongoose
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 same	Herpestidae	Herpestidae
Genus	Herpestes	Rhynchogale
Species	Herpestes urva	Rhynchogale melleri

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and Meller’s Mongoose share a common ancestor at the Family level: Herpestidae.

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Meller’s Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.