Crab-eating Mongoose vs Firerug Inkcap

Herpestes urva compared with Coprinellus domesticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Firerug Inkcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Herpestidae	Psathyrellaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Coprinellus
Species	Herpestes urva	Coprinellus domesticus

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Firerug Inkcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Firerug Inkcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Firerug Inkcap

Habitat

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

Range

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