Crab-eating Mongoose vs Rote Wespe

Herpestes urva compared with Vespula rufa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Rote Wespe
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Carnivora (Raubtiere)	Hymenoptera (Hautflügler)
Family	Herpestidae	Vespidae
Genus	Herpestes	Vespula
Species	Herpestes urva	Vespula rufa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Rote Wespe

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Rote Wespe
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rote Wespe

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (5 countries).