Crab-eating Mongoose vs Rough-Tailed

Herpestes urva compared with Bathytoshia centroura

Key Differences

• Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern while Rough-Tailed is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Rough-Tailed
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Herpestidae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Herpestes	Bathytoshia
Species	Herpestes urva	Bathytoshia centroura

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Rough-Tailed

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Rough-Tailed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rough-Tailed