Crab-eating Mongoose vs Flame Chanterelle

Herpestes urva compared with Craterellus ignicolor

Key Differences

• Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern while Flame Chanterelle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Flame Chanterelle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Cantharellales (Cantharellales)
Family	Herpestidae	Hydnaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Craterellus
Species	Herpestes urva	Craterellus ignicolor

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Flame Chanterelle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Flame Chanterelle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flame Chanterelle

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.