Crab-eating Mongoose vs Parasitoid wasp

Herpestes urva compared with Cotesia glomerata

Key Differences

• Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern while Parasitoid wasp is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Parasitoid wasp
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	Braconidae
Genus	Herpestes	Cotesia
Species	Herpestes urva	Cotesia glomerata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Parasitoid wasp

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Parasitoid wasp
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Parasitoid wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).