Crab-eating Mongoose vs Mugwort Bell

Herpestes urva compared with Eucosma metzneriana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Mugwort Bell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Herpestidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Herpestes	Eucosma
Species	Herpestes urva	Eucosma metzneriana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Mugwort Bell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Mugwort Bell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mugwort Bell

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.