Crab-eating Mongoose vs Philippine mouse-deer

Herpestes urva compared with Tragulus nigricans

Key Differences

• Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern while Philippine mouse-deer is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Philippine mouse-deer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Herpestidae	Tragulidae
Genus	Herpestes	Tragulus
Species	Herpestes urva	Tragulus nigricans

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and Philippine mouse-deer share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Philippine mouse-deer

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Philippine mouse-deer

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.