Crab-eating Mongoose vs Minute pirate bug

Herpestes urva compared with Anthocoris nemorum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Minute pirate bug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Herpestidae	Anthocoridae
Genus	Herpestes	Anthocoris
Species	Herpestes urva	Anthocoris nemorum

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and Minute pirate bug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Minute pirate bug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Minute pirate bug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Minute pirate bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).