Crab-eating Mongoose vs Small Plume

Herpestes urva compared with Oxyptilus parvidactyla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Small Plume
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Herpestidae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Herpestes	Oxyptilus
Species	Herpestes urva	Oxyptilus parvidactyla

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Small Plume

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Plume

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (6 countries), and Europe (33 countries).