Crab-eating Mongoose vs Somali Hedgehog

Herpestes urva compared with Atelerix sclateri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Somali Hedgehog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Herpestidae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Herpestes	Atelerix
Species	Herpestes urva	Atelerix sclateri

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and Somali Hedgehog share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Somali Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Somali Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Somali Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.