Crab-eating Mongoose vs roan antelope

Herpestes urva compared with Hippotragus equinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	roan antelope
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	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Herpestes	Hippotragus
Species	Herpestes urva	Hippotragus equinus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

roan antelope

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	roan antelope
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

roan antelope

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in South Africa.