Crab-eating Mongoose vs Ochre Bracket

Herpestes urva compared with Trametes ochracea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Ochre Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Herpestidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Trametes
Species	Herpestes urva	Trametes ochracea

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Ochre Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Ochre Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ochre Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).