Crab-eating Mongoose vs Marsh Bluet

Herpestes urva compared with Enallagma ebrium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Marsh Bluet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Herpestidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Herpestes	Enallagma
Species	Herpestes urva	Enallagma ebrium

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Marsh Bluet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Marsh Bluet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marsh Bluet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.