Crab-eating Mongoose vs Dover Shade

Herpestes urva compared with Cnephasia genitalana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Dover Shade
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	Cnephasia
Species	Herpestes urva	Cnephasia genitalana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Dover Shade

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Dover Shade
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dover Shade

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.