Crab-eating Mongoose vs Philippine Coucal

Herpestes urva compared with Centropus viridis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Philippine Coucal
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Cuculiformes (Cuculiformes)
Family	Herpestidae	Cuculidae
Genus	Herpestes	Centropus
Species	Herpestes urva	Centropus viridis

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and Philippine Coucal share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Philippine Coucal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Philippine Coucal
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Philippine Coucal

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.