Crab-eating Mongoose vs Puna Teal

Herpestes urva compared with Spatula puna

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Puna Teal
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Herpestidae	Anatidae
Genus	Herpestes	Spatula
Species	Herpestes urva	Spatula puna

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Puna Teal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Puna Teal
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Puna Teal

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Colombia, and Norway.