Crab-eating Mongoose vs Dingy Drill

Herpestes urva compared with Dichrorampha sedatana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Dingy Drill
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Herpestidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Herpestes	Dichrorampha
Species	Herpestes urva	Dichrorampha sedatana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Dingy Drill

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Dingy Drill
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dingy Drill

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).