Crab-eating Mongoose vs Ruby-crowned Tanager

Herpestes urva compared with Tachyphonus coronatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Ruby-crowned Tanager
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Herpestidae	Thraupidae
Genus	Herpestes	Tachyphonus
Species	Herpestes urva	Tachyphonus coronatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and Ruby-crowned Tanager share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Ruby-crowned Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Ruby-crowned Tanager
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ruby-crowned Tanager

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.