Crab-eating Mongoose vs Dwarf iris

Herpestes urva compared with Iris pumila

Key Differences

• Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern while Dwarf iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Dwarf iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Herpestidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Herpestes	Iris
Species	Herpestes urva	Iris pumila

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Dwarf iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dwarf iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).