Crab-eating Mongoose vs puma

Herpestes urva compared with Puma concolor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	puma
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Herpestidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Herpestes	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Herpestes urva	Puma concolor

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and puma share a common ancestor at the Order level: Carnivora. (Carnivorans)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

puma

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	puma
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

puma

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, United States, and Venezuela.