Crab-eating Mongoose vs Freckled Webcap

Herpestes urva compared with Cortinarius spilomeus

Key Differences

• Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern while Freckled Webcap is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Freckled Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Herpestidae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Cortinarius
Species	Herpestes urva	Cortinarius spilomeus

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Freckled Webcap

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Freckled Webcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Freckled Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.