Crab-eating Mongoose vs Sweetflag Spreadwing

Herpestes urva compared with Lestes forcipatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Sweetflag Spreadwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Herpestidae	Lestidae
Genus	Herpestes	Lestes
Species	Herpestes urva	Lestes forcipatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Sweetflag Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Sweetflag Spreadwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sweetflag Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.