Crab-eating Mongoose vs Fiery Milkcap

Herpestes urva compared with Lactarius pyrogalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Fiery Milkcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Herpestidae	Russulaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Lactarius
Species	Herpestes urva	Lactarius pyrogalus

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Fiery Milkcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Fiery Milkcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fiery Milkcap

Habitat

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

Range

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