Crab-eating Mongoose vs Headfly

Herpestes urva compared with Hydrotaea irritans

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Headfly
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	Hydrotaea
Species	Herpestes urva	Hydrotaea irritans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Headfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Headfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.