Crab-eating Mongoose vs Iridescent Centurion

Herpestes urva compared with Sargus iridatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Iridescent Centurion
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Herpestidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Herpestes	Sargus
Species	Herpestes urva	Sargus iridatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Iridescent Centurion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Iridescent Centurion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Iridescent Centurion

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.