Crab-eating Mongoose vs Hump-backed fly

Herpestes urva compared with Megaselia rufipes

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Hump-backed fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Herpestidae	Phoridae
Genus	Herpestes	Megaselia
Species	Herpestes urva	Megaselia rufipes

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Hump-backed fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hump-backed fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.