Crab-eating Mongoose vs North American Badger

Herpestes urva compared with Taxidea taxus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	North American Badger
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order same	Carnivora (carnivores)	Carnivora (carnivores)
Family	Herpestidae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Herpestes	Taxidea
Species	Herpestes urva	Taxidea taxus

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and North American Badger share a common ancestor at the Order level: Carnivora. (carnivores)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	North American Badger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

North American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.