Crab-eating Mongoose vs Hover fly

Herpestes urva compared with Eristalis rupium

Key Differences

• Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern while Hover fly is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Hover fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Herpestidae	Syrphidae
Genus	Herpestes	Eristalis
Species	Herpestes urva	Eristalis rupium

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Hover fly

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hover fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.