Crab-eating Mongoose vs Ivy Leaf Split

Herpestes urva compared with Lophodermium hedericola

Key Differences

• Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern while Ivy Leaf Split is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Ivy Leaf Split
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Rhytismatales (Rhytismatales)
Family	Herpestidae	Rhytismataceae
Genus	Herpestes	Lophodermium
Species	Herpestes urva	Lophodermium hedericola

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Ivy Leaf Split

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Ivy Leaf Split
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ivy Leaf Split