Crab-eating Mongoose vs Norway lemming

Herpestes urva compared with Lemmus lemmus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Norway lemming
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	Lemmus
Species	Herpestes urva	Lemmus lemmus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Norway lemming

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Norway lemming
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Norway lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.