Crab-eating Mongoose vs Plum Tortrix

Herpestes urva compared with Hedya pruniana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Plum Tortrix
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	Hedya
Species	Herpestes urva	Hedya pruniana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Plum Tortrix

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Plum Tortrix
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plum Tortrix

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.