Crab-eating Mongoose vs Tibetan macaque

Herpestes urva compared with Macaca thibetana

Key Differences

• Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern while Tibetan macaque is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Tibetan macaque
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Herpestidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Herpestes	Macaca
Species	Herpestes urva	Macaca thibetana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Tibetan macaque

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Tibetan macaque
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tibetan macaque

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.