Crab-eating Mongoose vs Northern Mining Bee

Herpestes urva compared with Andrena ruficrus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Northern Mining Bee
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	Andrenidae
Genus	Herpestes	Andrena
Species	Herpestes urva	Andrena ruficrus

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and Northern Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Northern Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Northern Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.