Crab-eating Mongoose vs Steins cuscus

Herpestes urva compared with Phalanger vestitus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Steins cuscus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Herpestidae	Phalangeridae
Genus	Herpestes	Phalanger
Species	Herpestes urva	Phalanger vestitus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Steins cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Steins cuscus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Steins cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.