Crab-eating Mongoose vs Jelly Rot

Herpestes urva compared with Phlebia tremellosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Jelly Rot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Herpestidae	Meruliaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Phlebia
Species	Herpestes urva	Phlebia tremellosa

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Jelly Rot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Jelly Rot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jelly Rot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Taiwan, and United States.