Crab-eating Mongoose vs Eastern Forktail

Herpestes urva compared with Ischnura verticalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Eastern Forktail
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	Ischnura
Species	Herpestes urva	Ischnura verticalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Forktail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Eastern Forktail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eastern Forktail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.