Crab-eating Mongoose vs Mud Dauber

Herpestes urva compared with Sceliphron caementarium

Key Differences

• Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern while Mud Dauber is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Mud Dauber
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Herpestidae	Sphecidae
Genus	Herpestes	Sceliphron
Species	Herpestes urva	Sceliphron caementarium

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Mud Dauber

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Mud Dauber
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mud Dauber

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (15 countries), and North America (United States).