Crab-eating Mongoose vs Heer Wolf Spider

Herpestes urva compared with Hogna heeri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Heer Wolf Spider
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Herpestidae	Lycosidae
Genus	Herpestes	Hogna
Species	Herpestes urva	Hogna heeri

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Heer Wolf Spider

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Heer Wolf Spider
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Heer Wolf Spider

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found in Portugal.