Crab-eating Mongoose vs Window Gnat

Herpestes urva compared with Sylvicola fenestralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Window Gnat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Herpestidae	Anisopodidae
Genus	Herpestes	Sylvicola
Species	Herpestes urva	Sylvicola fenestralis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Window Gnat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Window Gnat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Window Gnat

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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