Crab-eating Mongoose vs Topillo Mediterráneo

Herpestes urva compared with Microtus duodecimcostatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Topillo Mediterráneo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Herpestidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Herpestes	Microtus
Species	Herpestes urva	Microtus duodecimcostatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and Topillo Mediterráneo share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Topillo Mediterráneo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Topillo Mediterráneo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Topillo Mediterráneo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.