Crab-eating Mongoose vs Montane Water Vole

Herpestes urva compared with Arvicola scherman

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Montane Water Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Herpestidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Herpestes	Arvicola
Species	Herpestes urva	Arvicola scherman

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and Montane Water Vole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Montane Water Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Montane Water Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Montane Water Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Belgium.