Crab-eating Mongoose vs Mountain Waxcap

Herpestes urva compared with Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Mountain Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Herpestidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Herpestes	Hygrocybe
Species	Herpestes urva	Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Mountain Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.