Crab-eating Mongoose vs Death Cap

Herpestes urva compared with Amanita phalloides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Death Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Herpestidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Herpestes	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Herpestes urva	Amanita phalloides

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Death Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile).