Crab-eating Mongoose vs New Guinean Quoll

Herpestes urva compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Carnivora (хищные)	Dasyuromorphia (Хищные сумчатые)
Family	Herpestidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Herpestes	Dasyurus
Species	Herpestes urva	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and New Guinean Quoll share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (млекопитающие)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	New Guinean Quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.