Crab-eating Mongoose vs Dark Firefly

Herpestes urva compared with Pyropyga nigricans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Dark Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Herpestidae	Lampyridae
Genus	Herpestes	Pyropyga
Species	Herpestes urva	Pyropyga nigricans

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and Dark Firefly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Dark Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Dark Firefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dark Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.