Crab-eating Mongoose vs Elegant Polypore

Herpestes urva compared with Cerioporus varius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Elegant Polypore
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 varius

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Elegant Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Elegant Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elegant Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.