Crab-eating Mongoose vs Imperial Webcap

Herpestes urva compared with Cortinarius purpureus

Key Differences

• Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern while Imperial Webcap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Imperial 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 purpureus

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Imperial Webcap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Imperial Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Belgium.