Crab-eating Mongoose vs Fulvous Colilargo

Herpestes urva compared with Oligoryzomys fulvescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Fulvous Colilargo
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	Cricetidae
Genus	Herpestes	Oligoryzomys
Species	Herpestes urva	Oligoryzomys fulvescens

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and Fulvous Colilargo share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Fulvous Colilargo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Fulvous Colilargo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fulvous Colilargo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.