Crab-eating Mongoose vs Lesser White-toothed Shrew

Herpestes urva compared with Crocidura suaveolens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Lesser White-toothed Shrew
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)	Soricomorpha (トガリネズミ目)
Family	Herpestidae	Soricidae
Genus	Herpestes	Crocidura
Species	Herpestes urva	Crocidura suaveolens

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and Lesser White-toothed Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳類)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Lesser White-toothed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Lesser White-toothed Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser White-toothed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (9 countries).