Crab-eating Mongoose vs Ocellated Emerald

Herpestes urva compared with Somatochlora minor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Ocellated Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Herpestidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Herpestes	Somatochlora
Species	Herpestes urva	Somatochlora minor

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Ocellated Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Ocellated Emerald
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ocellated Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.