Crab-eating Mongoose vs Slender lungfish

Herpestes urva compared with Protopterus dolloi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Slender lungfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dipneusti (Dipneusti)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Ceratodontiformes (Ceratodontiformes)
Family	Herpestidae	Protopteridae
Genus	Herpestes	Protopterus
Species	Herpestes urva	Protopterus dolloi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Slender lungfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Slender lungfish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender lungfish