Crab-eating Mongoose vs Dewdrop Mottlegill

Herpestes urva compared with Panaeolus acuminatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Dewdrop Mottlegill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Herpestidae	Bolbitiaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Panaeolus
Species	Herpestes urva	Panaeolus acuminatus

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Dewdrop Mottlegill

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dewdrop Mottlegill

Habitat

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

Range

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