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 (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Carnivora (хищные)	Rodentia (грызуны)
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. (млекопитающие)

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.