Crab-eating Mongoose vs Large tortricid moth

Herpestes urva compared with Hedya salicella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Large tortricid moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Herpestidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Herpestes	Hedya
Species	Herpestes urva	Hedya salicella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Large tortricid moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large tortricid moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.