Crab-eating Mongoose vs flat millipede

Herpestes urva compared with Polydesmus angustus

Key Differences

• Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern while flat millipede is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	flat millipede
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Diplopoda (Diplópode)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Polydesmida (Polydesmida)
Family	Herpestidae	Polydesmidae
Genus	Herpestes	Polydesmus
Species	Herpestes urva	Polydesmus angustus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

flat millipede

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	flat millipede
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

flat millipede

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.