Crab-eating Mongoose vs Forrest's Rock Squirrel

Herpestes urva compared with Sciurotamias forresti

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Forrest's Rock Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Carnivora (carnivores)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Herpestidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Herpestes	Sciurotamias
Species	Herpestes urva	Sciurotamias forresti

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and Forrest's Rock Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Forrest's Rock Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Forrest's Rock Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Forrest's Rock Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.