Crab-eating Mongoose vs Soldier fly

Herpestes urva compared with Microchrysa flavicornis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Soldier fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Herpestidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Herpestes	Microchrysa
Species	Herpestes urva	Microchrysa flavicornis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Soldier fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Soldier fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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