Crab-eating Mongoose vs Surat cone

Herpestes urva compared with Conus suratensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Surat cone
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Neogastropoda (Neogastropoda)
Family	Herpestidae	Conidae
Genus	Herpestes	Conus
Species	Herpestes urva	Conus suratensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Surat cone

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Surat cone
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Surat cone

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.