Crab-eating Mongoose vs Loose Starweb

Herpestes urva compared with Asterostroma laxum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Loose Starweb
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Herpestidae	Peniophoraceae
Genus	Herpestes	Asterostroma
Species	Herpestes urva	Asterostroma laxum

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Loose Starweb

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Loose Starweb
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Loose Starweb

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.