Crab-eating Mongoose vs Roughback Whipray

Herpestes urva compared with Fluvitrygon kittipongi

Key Differences

• Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern while Roughback Whipray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Roughback Whipray
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	Fluvitrygon
Species	Herpestes urva	Fluvitrygon kittipongi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Roughback Whipray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Roughback Whipray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Roughback Whipray