Crab-eating Mongoose vs Maulwurf

Herpestes urva compared with Talpa europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Maulwurf
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	Talpa
Species	Herpestes urva	Talpa europaea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Maulwurf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Maulwurf
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Maulwurf

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.