Crab-eating Mongoose vs Pine Bolete

Herpestes urva compared with Boletus pinophilus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Pine Bolete
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Herpestidae	Boletaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Boletus
Species	Herpestes urva	Boletus pinophilus

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Pine Bolete

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Pine Bolete
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pine Bolete

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.