Crab-eating Mongoose vs Sallow Pigmy

Herpestes urva compared with Stigmella salicis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Sallow Pigmy
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Herpestidae	Nepticulidae
Genus	Herpestes	Stigmella
Species	Herpestes urva	Stigmella salicis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Sallow Pigmy

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Sallow Pigmy
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sallow Pigmy

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.