Crab-eating Mongoose vs Dusky Dancer

Herpestes urva compared with Argia translata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Dusky Dancer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Herpestidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Herpestes	Argia
Species	Herpestes urva	Argia translata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Dusky Dancer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Dusky Dancer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dusky Dancer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.