Crab-eating Mongoose vs Marbled False Truffle

Herpestes urva compared with Elaphomyces muricatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Marbled False Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Eurotiales (Eurotiales)
Family	Herpestidae	Elaphomycetaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Elaphomyces
Species	Herpestes urva	Elaphomyces muricatus

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Marbled False Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Marbled False Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marbled False Truffle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).