Crab-eating Mongoose vs large thorn

Herpestes urva compared with Ennomos autumnaria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	large thorn
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Herpestidae	Geometridae
Genus	Herpestes	Ennomos
Species	Herpestes urva	Ennomos autumnaria

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

large thorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	large thorn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

large thorn

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.