Crab-eating Mongoose vs Himalayan Rat

Herpestes urva compared with Rattus pyctoris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Himalayan Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Rodentia (hewan pengerat)
Family	Herpestidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Herpestes	Rattus
Species	Herpestes urva	Rattus pyctoris

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and Himalayan Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamalia)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Himalayan Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Himalayan Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Himalayan Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.