Crab-eating Mongoose vs Lined Hooktail

Herpestes urva compared with Paragomphus lineatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Lined Hooktail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Herpestidae	Gomphidae
Genus	Herpestes	Paragomphus
Species	Herpestes urva	Paragomphus lineatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Lined Hooktail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Lined Hooktail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lined Hooktail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.