Crab-eating Mongoose vs Tropical antechinus

Herpestes urva compared with Antechinus adustus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Tropical antechinus
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	Antechinus
Species	Herpestes urva	Antechinus adustus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Tropical antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Tropical antechinus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tropical antechinus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.