Crab-eating Mongoose vs Field Blewit

Herpestes urva compared with Lepista personata

Key Differences

• Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern while Field Blewit is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Field Blewit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Herpestidae	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Herpestes	Lepista
Species	Herpestes urva	Lepista personata

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Field Blewit

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Field Blewit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Field Blewit

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.