Crab-eating Mongoose vs Devil'S Dipstick

Herpestes urva compared with Mutinus elegans

Key Differences

• Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern while Devil'S Dipstick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Devil'S Dipstick
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Phallales (Phallales)
Family	Herpestidae	Phallaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Mutinus
Species	Herpestes urva	Mutinus elegans

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Devil'S Dipstick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Devil'S Dipstick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Devil'S Dipstick

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).