Crab-eating Mongoose vs Greater Bandicoot Rat

Herpestes urva compared with Bandicota indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Greater Bandicoot Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Carnivora (ネコ目)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family	Herpestidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Herpestes	Bandicota
Species	Herpestes urva	Bandicota indica

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and Greater Bandicoot Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳類)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Greater Bandicoot Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater Bandicoot Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.