Crab-eating Mongoose vs Durham slug

Herpestes urva compared with Arion flagellus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Durham slug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Herpestidae	Arionidae
Genus	Herpestes	Arion
Species	Herpestes urva	Arion flagellus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Durham slug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Durham slug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Durham slug

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found across Africa (South Africa) and Europe (6 countries).