Crab-eating Mongoose vs Mouse Moth

Herpestes urva compared with Amphipyra tragopoginis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Mouse 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	Noctuidae
Genus	Herpestes	Amphipyra
Species	Herpestes urva	Amphipyra tragopoginis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Mouse Moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Mouse Moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mouse Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).