Crab-eating Mongoose vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Herpestes urva compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

• Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern while Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Marley’s Golden Mole
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)	Afrosoricida (非洲蝟目)
Family	Herpestidae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Herpestes	Amblysomus
Species	Herpestes urva	Amblysomus marleyi

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and Marley’s Golden Mole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳動物)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Marley’s Golden Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.