Crab-eating Mongoose vs Forcipate Emerald

Herpestes urva compared with Somatochlora forcipata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Forcipate Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Herpestidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Herpestes	Somatochlora
Species	Herpestes urva	Somatochlora forcipata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Forcipate Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Forcipate Emerald
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Forcipate Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.