Crab-eating Mongoose vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Herpestes urva compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Carnivora (carnivores)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Herpestidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Herpestes	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Herpestes urva	Pteropus poliocephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and Gray-headed Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.