Crab-eating Mongoose vs Waved Pincertail

Herpestes urva compared with Onychogomphus flexuosus

Key Differences

• Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern while Waved Pincertail is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Waved Pincertail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Herpestidae	Gomphidae
Genus	Herpestes	Onychogomphus
Species	Herpestes urva	Onychogomphus flexuosus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Waved Pincertail

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Waved Pincertail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Waved Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.