Crab-eating Mongoose vs Malayan civet

Herpestes urva compared with Viverra tangalunga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Malayan civet
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Chordata (척삭동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class same	Mammalia (포유류)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order same	Carnivora (식육목)	Carnivora (식육목)
Family	Herpestidae	Viverridae
Genus	Herpestes	Viverra
Species	Herpestes urva	Viverra tangalunga

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and Malayan civet share a common ancestor at the Order level: Carnivora. (식육목)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Malayan civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.