Crab-eating Mongoose vs White-faced Ibis

Herpestes urva compared with Plegadis chihi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	White-faced 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	Plegadis
Species	Herpestes urva	Plegadis chihi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

White-faced Ibis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White-faced Ibis

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.