Crab-eating Mongoose vs Willow Tortrix

Herpestes urva compared with Epinotia cruciana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Willow Tortrix
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Herpestidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Herpestes	Epinotia
Species	Herpestes urva	Epinotia cruciana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Willow Tortrix

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Willow Tortrix

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.