Crab-eating Mongoose vs Crocidure des Jardins

Herpestes urva compared with Crocidura suaveolens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Crocidure des Jardins
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	Crocidura
Species	Herpestes urva	Crocidura suaveolens

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and Crocidure des Jardins share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Crocidure des Jardins

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Crocidure des Jardins
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Crocidure des Jardins

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (9 countries).