Crab-eating Mongoose vs Spangled Coquette

Herpestes urva compared with Lophornis stictolophus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Spangled Coquette
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Herpestidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Herpestes	Lophornis
Species	Herpestes urva	Lophornis stictolophus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Spangled Coquette

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Spangled Coquette
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spangled Coquette

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.