Crab-eating Mongoose vs tree slug

Herpestes urva compared with Lehmannia marginata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	tree slug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Herpestidae	Limacidae
Genus	Herpestes	Lehmannia
Species	Herpestes urva	Lehmannia marginata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

tree slug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	tree slug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

tree slug

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Dominican Republic), and South America (Chile).