Crab-eating Mongoose vs North American porcupine

Herpestes urva compared with Erethizon dorsatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	North American porcupine
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Chordata (척삭동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class same	Mammalia (포유류)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Carnivora (식육목)	Rodentia (설치류)
Family	Herpestidae	Erethizontidae
Genus	Herpestes	Erethizon
Species	Herpestes urva	Erethizon dorsatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and North American porcupine share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (포유류)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	North American porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

North American porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.