Crab-eating Mongoose vs Yellow-legged Centurion

Herpestes urva compared with Sargus flavipes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Crab-eating Mongoose Yellow-legged Centurion
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Carnivora (Carnivorans) Diptera (Diptera)
Family Herpestidae Stratiomyidae
Genus Herpestes Sargus
Species Herpestes urva Sargus flavipes

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Yellow-legged Centurion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Crab-eating Mongoose Yellow-legged Centurion
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow-legged Centurion

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Crab-eating Mongoose

No description available.

Yellow-legged Centurion

No description available.

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