Crab-eating Mongoose vs Thyme Moth

Herpestes urva compared with Scrobipalpa artemisiella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Thyme Moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Herpestidae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Herpestes	Scrobipalpa
Species	Herpestes urva	Scrobipalpa artemisiella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Thyme Moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Thyme Moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thyme Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.