Crab-eating Mongoose vs Prickled ray

Herpestes urva compared with Malacoraja spinacidermis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Prickled ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Herpestidae	Rajidae
Genus	Herpestes	Malacoraja
Species	Herpestes urva	Malacoraja spinacidermis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Prickled ray

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Prickled ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickled ray