Crab-eating Mongoose vs

Herpestes urva compared with Dacrymyces capitatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dacrymycetes (Dacrymycetes)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Dacrymycetales (Dacrymycetales)
Family	Herpestidae	Dacrymycetaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Dacrymyces
Species	Herpestes urva	Dacrymyces capitatus

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).