Crab-eating Mongoose vs Dock aphid

Herpestes urva compared with Brachycaudus rumexicolens

Key Differences

• Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern while Dock aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Dock aphid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Herpestidae	Aphididae
Genus	Herpestes	Brachycaudus
Species	Herpestes urva	Brachycaudus rumexicolens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Dock aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Dock aphid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dock aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (19 countries) and North America (United States).