Crab-eating Mongoose vs toque macaque

Herpestes urva compared with Macaca sinica

Key Differences

• Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern while toque macaque is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	toque 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 sinica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

toque macaque

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

toque macaque

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.