Crab-eating Mongoose vs Eastern Mole

Herpestes urva compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Eastern Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Carnivora (สัตว์กินเนื้อ)	Soricomorpha (อันดับตุ่น)
Family	Herpestidae	Talpidae
Genus	Herpestes	Scalopus
Species	Herpestes urva	Scalopus aquaticus

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and Eastern Mole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.