Crab-eating Mongoose vs Dingy Waxcap

Herpestes urva compared with Hygrocybe ingrata

Key Differences

• Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern while Dingy Waxcap is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Dingy Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Herpestidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Herpestes	Hygrocybe
Species	Herpestes urva	Hygrocybe ingrata

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Dingy Waxcap

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dingy Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.