Crab-eating Mongoose vs Páramo Colilargo

Herpestes urva compared with Microryzomys altissimus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Páramo Colilargo
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	Microryzomys
Species	Herpestes urva	Microryzomys altissimus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Páramo Colilargo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Páramo Colilargo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Páramo Colilargo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.