Crab-eating Mongoose vs Small dung fly

Herpestes urva compared with Coproica vagans

Key Differences

• Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern while Small dung fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Small dung fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Herpestidae	Sphaeroceridae
Genus	Herpestes	Coproica
Species	Herpestes urva	Coproica vagans

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and Small dung fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Small dung fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Small dung fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small dung fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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