Crab-eating Mongoose vs Sneaky Elf

Herpestes urva compared with Pyropyga decipiens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Sneaky Elf
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Herpestidae	Lampyridae
Genus	Herpestes	Pyropyga
Species	Herpestes urva	Pyropyga decipiens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Sneaky Elf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Sneaky Elf
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sneaky Elf

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.