Crab-eating Mongoose vs European water vole

Herpestes urva compared with Arvicola amphibius

Key Differences

• Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern while European water vole is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	European water vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class same	Mammalia (lớp Thú)	Mammalia (lớp Thú)
Order	Carnivora (bộ Ăn thịt)	Rodentia (Bộ Gặm nhấm)
Family	Herpestidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Herpestes	Arvicola
Species	Herpestes urva	Arvicola amphibius

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and European water vole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (lớp Thú)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

European water vole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	European water vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

European water vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.