Crab-eating Mongoose vs waved carpet

Herpestes urva compared with Hydrelia sylvata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	waved carpet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Herpestidae	Geometridae
Genus	Herpestes	Hydrelia
Species	Herpestes urva	Hydrelia sylvata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

waved carpet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	waved carpet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

waved carpet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.