Crab-eating Mongoose vs Tocantins Laucha

Herpestes urva compared with Calomys tocantinsi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Tocantins Laucha
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Herpestidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Herpestes	Calomys
Species	Herpestes urva	Calomys tocantinsi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Tocantins Laucha

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Tocantins Laucha
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tocantins Laucha

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.