Crab-eating Mongoose vs Gorse Cramp Ball

Herpestes urva compared with Daldinia fissa

Key Differences

• Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern while Gorse Cramp Ball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Gorse Cramp Ball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Xylariales (Xylariales)
Family	Herpestidae	Hypoxylaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Daldinia
Species	Herpestes urva	Daldinia fissa

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Gorse Cramp Ball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Gorse Cramp Ball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gorse Cramp Ball

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.