Crab-eating Mongoose vs House fly

Herpestes urva compared with Hydrotaea aenescens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	House fly
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 aenescens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

House fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	House fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

House fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (17 countries) and North America (United States).