Crab-eating Mongoose vs Large Tabby

Herpestes urva compared with Aglossa pinguinalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Large Tabby
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Herpestidae	Pyralidae
Genus	Herpestes	Aglossa
Species	Herpestes urva	Aglossa pinguinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Large Tabby

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Large Tabby
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large Tabby

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria), Europe (8 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).