Crab-eating Mongoose vs Richards' Greenbottle

Herpestes urva compared with Lucilia richardsi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Richards' Greenbottle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Herpestidae	Calliphoridae
Genus	Herpestes	Lucilia
Species	Herpestes urva	Lucilia richardsi

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and Richards' Greenbottle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Richards' Greenbottle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Richards' Greenbottle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Richards' Greenbottle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.