Crab-eating Mongoose vs Weevil

Herpestes urva compared with Hypera meles

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Weevil
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Herpestidae	Curculionidae
Genus	Herpestes	Hypera
Species	Herpestes urva	Hypera meles

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Weevil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Weevil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Weevil

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.