Crab-eating Mongoose vs Smallthorn skate

Herpestes urva compared with Bathyraja minispinosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Smallthorn skate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Herpestidae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Herpestes	Bathyraja
Species	Herpestes urva	Bathyraja minispinosa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Smallthorn skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Smallthorn skate
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smallthorn skate