Crab-eating Mongoose vs Pine Crust

Herpestes urva compared with Peniophora pini

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Pine Crust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Herpestidae	Peniophoraceae
Genus	Herpestes	Peniophora
Species	Herpestes urva	Peniophora pini

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Pine Crust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pine Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.