Crab-eating Mongoose vs Mealy Webcap

Herpestes urva compared with Cortinarius aleuriosmus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Mealy 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 aleuriosmus

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Mealy Webcap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mealy Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.