Crab-eating Mongoose vs Variable Flying Fox

Herpestes urva compared with Pteropus hypomelanus

Key Differences

• Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern while Variable Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Variable Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Herpestidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Herpestes	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Herpestes urva	Pteropus hypomelanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and Variable Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Variable Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Variable Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.