Crab-eating Mongoose vs Greater Broad-nosed Bat

Herpestes urva compared with Platyrrhinus vittatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Greater Broad-nosed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Carnivora (食肉目)	Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family	Herpestidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Herpestes	Platyrrhinus
Species	Herpestes urva	Platyrrhinus vittatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and Greater Broad-nosed Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳動物)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Greater Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Greater Broad-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.