Crab-eating Mongoose vs Wandering Small-eared Shrew

Herpestes urva compared with Cryptotis montivaga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Wandering Small-eared Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Herpestidae	Soricidae
Genus	Herpestes	Cryptotis
Species	Herpestes urva	Cryptotis montivaga

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and Wandering Small-eared Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Wandering Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Wandering Small-eared Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wandering Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.