Crab-eating Mongoose vs Goldene Acht

Herpestes urva compared with Colias hyale

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Goldene Acht
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Carnivora (Raubtiere)	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)
Family	Herpestidae	Pieridae
Genus	Herpestes	Colias
Species	Herpestes urva	Colias hyale

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and Goldene Acht share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Goldene Acht

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Goldene Acht
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Goldene Acht

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (35 countries).

Goldene Acht

Pale Clouded Yellow (Colias hyale) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.