Crab-eating Mongoose vs Cushion Bracket

Herpestes urva compared with Phellinus pomaceus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Cushion Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Herpestidae	Hymenochaetaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Phellinus
Species	Herpestes urva	Phellinus pomaceus

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Cushion Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Cushion Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cushion Bracket

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.