Crab-eating Mongoose vs Losea Rat

Herpestes urva compared with Rattus losea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Losea Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Carnivora (สัตว์กินเนื้อ)	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)
Family	Herpestidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Herpestes	Rattus
Species	Herpestes urva	Rattus losea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Losea Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Losea Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Losea Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.