Crab-eating Mongoose vs North American porcupine

Herpestes urva compared with Erethizon dorsatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	North American porcupine
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	Erethizontidae
Genus	Herpestes	Erethizon
Species	Herpestes urva	Erethizon dorsatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and North American porcupine share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (lớp Thú)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	North American porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

North American porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.