Crab-eating Mongoose vs Jumping Weevil

Herpestes urva compared with Orchestes testaceus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Jumping Weevil
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Herpestidae	Curculionidae
Genus	Herpestes	Orchestes
Species	Herpestes urva	Orchestes testaceus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Jumping Weevil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Jumping Weevil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jumping Weevil

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).