Crab-eating Mongoose vs Dune Roundhead

Herpestes urva compared with Stropharia halophila

Key Differences

• Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern while Dune Roundhead is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Dune Roundhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Herpestidae	Strophariaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Stropharia
Species	Herpestes urva	Stropharia halophila

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Dune Roundhead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Dune Roundhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dune Roundhead

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.