Crab-eating Mongoose vs Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

Herpestes urva compared with Cryptotis equatoris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Carnivora (carnivores)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Herpestidae	Soricidae
Genus	Herpestes	Cryptotis
Species	Herpestes urva	Cryptotis equatoris

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.