Crab-eating Mongoose vs Tree Wasp

Herpestes urva compared with Dolichovespula sylvestris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Tree Wasp
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Herpestidae	Vespidae
Genus	Herpestes	Dolichovespula
Species	Herpestes urva	Dolichovespula sylvestris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Tree Wasp

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Tree Wasp
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tree Wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.