Crab-eating Mongoose vs slit limpet

Herpestes urva compared with Emarginula fissura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	slit limpet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Lepetellida (Lepetellida)
Family	Herpestidae	Fissurellidae
Genus	Herpestes	Emarginula
Species	Herpestes urva	Emarginula fissura

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

slit limpet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	slit limpet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

slit limpet

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).