Crab-eating Mongoose vs ivy aphid

Herpestes urva compared with Aphis hederae

Key Differences

• Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern while ivy aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	ivy aphid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Herpestidae	Aphididae
Genus	Herpestes	Aphis
Species	Herpestes urva	Aphis hederae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

ivy aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	ivy aphid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

ivy aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).