Crab-eating Mongoose vs Neglected Cave-cricket

Herpestes urva compared with Troglophilus neglectus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Neglected Cave-cricket
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Orthoptera (Orthoptera)
Family	Herpestidae	Rhaphidophoridae
Genus	Herpestes	Troglophilus
Species	Herpestes urva	Troglophilus neglectus

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and Neglected Cave-cricket share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Neglected Cave-cricket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Neglected Cave-cricket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Neglected Cave-cricket

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.