Crab-eating Mongoose vs Elm flea weevil

Herpestes urva compared with Orchestes alni

Key Differences

• Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern while Elm flea weevil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Elm flea weevil
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Herpestidae	Curculionidae
Genus	Herpestes	Orchestes
Species	Herpestes urva	Orchestes alni

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and Elm flea weevil share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Elm flea weevil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Elm flea weevil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elm flea weevil

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.