Crab-eating Mongoose vs Granular Mottled-Disk Lichen

Herpestes urva compared with Trapeliopsis granulosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Granular Mottled-Disk Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Baeomycetales (Baeomycetales)
Family	Herpestidae	Trapeliaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Trapeliopsis
Species	Herpestes urva	Trapeliopsis granulosa

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Granular Mottled-Disk Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Granular Mottled-Disk Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Granular Mottled-Disk Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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