Crab-eating Mongoose vs Polychrome Harp Ground Beetle

Herpestes urva compared with Harpalus affinis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Polychrome Harp Ground Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Herpestidae	Carabidae
Genus	Herpestes	Harpalus
Species	Herpestes urva	Harpalus affinis

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and Polychrome Harp Ground Beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Polychrome Harp Ground Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Polychrome Harp Ground Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Polychrome Harp Ground Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).