Crab-eating Mongoose vs Eastern Mole

Herpestes urva compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Eastern Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Carnivora (Raubtiere)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Herpestidae	Talpidae
Genus	Herpestes	Scalopus
Species	Herpestes urva	Scalopus aquaticus

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and Eastern Mole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Säugetiere)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.