Crab-eating Mongoose vs sun shell

Herpestes urva compared with Astraea heliotropium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	sun shell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Trochida (Trochida)
Family	Herpestidae	Turbinidae
Genus	Herpestes	Astraea
Species	Herpestes urva	Astraea heliotropium

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and sun shell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

sun shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	sun shell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sun shell

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found in New Zealand.