Crab-eating Mongoose vs featherwing beetle

Herpestes urva compared with Acrotrichis cognata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	featherwing beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Herpestidae	Ptiliidae
Genus	Herpestes	Acrotrichis
Species	Herpestes urva	Acrotrichis cognata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

featherwing beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	featherwing beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

featherwing beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).