Crab-eating Mongoose vs Flea

Herpestes urva compared with Ctenocephalides canis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Herpestidae	Pulicidae
Genus	Herpestes	Ctenocephalides
Species	Herpestes urva	Ctenocephalides canis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).