Crab-eating Mongoose vs Ricefield Rat

Herpestes urva compared with Rattus argentiventer

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Ricefield Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Herpestidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Herpestes	Rattus
Species	Herpestes urva	Rattus argentiventer

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and Ricefield Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Ricefield Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Ricefield Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ricefield Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Philippines.