Crab-eating Mongoose vs Round-winged Drill

Herpestes urva compared with Dichrorampha simpliciana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Round-winged Drill
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	Dichrorampha
Species	Herpestes urva	Dichrorampha simpliciana

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and Round-winged Drill share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Round-winged Drill

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Round-winged Drill
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Round-winged Drill

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.