Crab-eating Mongoose vs Red Wasp

Herpestes urva compared with Vespula rufa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Red Wasp
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Carnivora (carnivores)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Herpestidae	Vespidae
Genus	Herpestes	Vespula
Species	Herpestes urva	Vespula rufa

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and Red Wasp share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Red Wasp

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Red Wasp
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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