Crab-eating Mongoose vs Hairy-nosed otter

Herpestes urva compared with Lutra sumatrana

Key Differences

• Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern while Hairy-nosed otter is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Hairy-nosed otter
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 same	Carnivora (ネコ目)	Carnivora (ネコ目)
Family	Herpestidae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Herpestes	Lutra (Otters)
Species	Herpestes urva	Lutra sumatrana

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and Hairy-nosed otter share a common ancestor at the Order level: Carnivora. (ネコ目)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Hairy-nosed otter

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Hairy-nosed otter
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hairy-nosed otter

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.