Crab-eating Mongoose vs Dryad'S Saddle

Herpestes urva compared with Cerioporus squamosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Dryad'S Saddle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Herpestidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Cerioporus
Species	Herpestes urva	Cerioporus squamosus

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Dryad'S Saddle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Dryad'S Saddle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dryad'S Saddle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Sweden, and United States.