Crab-eating Mongoose vs Orinoco Four-eyed Opossum

Herpestes urva compared with Philander deltae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Orinoco Four-eyed Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Herpestidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Herpestes	Philander
Species	Herpestes urva	Philander deltae

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and Orinoco Four-eyed Opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamalia)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Orinoco Four-eyed Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Orinoco Four-eyed Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orinoco Four-eyed Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.