Crab-eating Mongoose vs Dey's Moon Lichen

Herpestes urva compared with Sticta deyana

Key Differences

• Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern while Dey's Moon Lichen is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Dey's Moon Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Herpestidae	Lobariaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Sticta
Species	Herpestes urva	Sticta deyana

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Dey's Moon Lichen

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Dey's Moon Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dey's Moon Lichen