Crab-eating Mongoose vs face fly

Herpestes urva compared with Musca autumnalis

Key Differences

• Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern while face fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	face fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Herpestidae	Muscidae
Genus	Herpestes	Musca
Species	Herpestes urva	Musca autumnalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

face fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	face fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

face fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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