Crab-eating Mongoose vs Dusky wireworm

Herpestes urva compared with Agriotes obscurus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Dusky wireworm
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Herpestidae	Elateridae
Genus	Herpestes	Agriotes
Species	Herpestes urva	Agriotes obscurus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Dusky wireworm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dusky wireworm

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).