Crab-eating Mongoose vs Forest Lamb

Herpestes urva compared with Albatrellus ovinus

Key Differences

• Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern while Forest Lamb is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Forest Lamb
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Herpestidae	Albatrellaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Albatrellus
Species	Herpestes urva	Albatrellus ovinus

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Forest Lamb

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Forest Lamb
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Forest Lamb

Habitat

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

Range

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