Crab-eating Mongoose vs Fletcher scale

Herpestes urva compared with Parthenolecanium fletcheri

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Fletcher scale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Herpestidae	Coccidae
Genus	Herpestes	Parthenolecanium
Species	Herpestes urva	Parthenolecanium fletcheri

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Fletcher scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Fletcher scale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fletcher scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (20 countries) and North America (United States).