Crab-eating Mongoose vs Nicobar Treeshrew

Herpestes urva compared with Tupaia nicobarica

Key Differences

• Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern while Nicobar Treeshrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Nicobar Treeshrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Scandentia (Scandentia)
Family	Herpestidae	Tupaiidae
Genus	Herpestes	Tupaia
Species	Herpestes urva	Tupaia nicobarica

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and Nicobar Treeshrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Nicobar Treeshrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Nicobar Treeshrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nicobar Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.