Crab-eating Mongoose vs New Guinean Quoll

Herpestes urva compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	New Guinean Quoll
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)	Dasyuromorphia (袋鼬目)
Family	Herpestidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Herpestes	Dasyurus
Species	Herpestes urva	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and New Guinean Quoll share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳動物)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	New Guinean Quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.