Crab-eating Mongoose vs Dung Cannon

Herpestes urva compared with Pilobolus crystallinus

Key Differences

• Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern while Dung Cannon is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Dung Cannon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mucoromycota (Mucoromycota)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mucoromycetes (Mucoromycetes)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Mucorales (Mucorales)
Family	Herpestidae	Pilobolaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Pilobolus
Species	Herpestes urva	Pilobolus crystallinus

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Dung Cannon

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Dung Cannon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dung Cannon

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and South America (Brazil).