Crab-eating Mongoose vs tiger quoll

Herpestes urva compared with Dasyurus maculatus

Key Differences

• Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern while tiger quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	tiger quoll
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Herpestidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Herpestes	Dasyurus
Species	Herpestes urva	Dasyurus maculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

tiger quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	tiger quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

tiger quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.