Crab-eating Mongoose vs Willow Leaf Beetle

Herpestes urva compared with Lochmaea caprea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Willow Leaf Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Herpestidae	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Herpestes	Lochmaea
Species	Herpestes urva	Lochmaea caprea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Willow Leaf Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Willow Leaf Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Willow Leaf Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.