Crab-eating Mongoose vs North African Hedgehog

Herpestes urva compared with Atelerix algirus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	North African Hedgehog
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)	Erinaceomorpha (猬形目)
Family	Herpestidae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Herpestes	Atelerix
Species	Herpestes urva	Atelerix algirus

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and North African Hedgehog share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳動物)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

North African Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	North African Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

North African Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across France, Malta, and Spain.