Crab-eating Mongoose vs Wattled Ibis

Herpestes urva compared with Bostrychia carunculata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Wattled Ibis
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Pelecaniformes (Pelecaniformes)
Family	Herpestidae	Threskiornithidae
Genus	Herpestes	Bostrychia
Species	Herpestes urva	Bostrychia carunculata

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and Wattled Ibis share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Wattled Ibis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Wattled Ibis
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wattled Ibis

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.