Crab-eating Mongoose vs Pinecone Cap

Herpestes urva compared with Strobilurus tenacellus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Pinecone Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Herpestidae	Physalacriaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Strobilurus
Species	Herpestes urva	Strobilurus tenacellus

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Pinecone Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Pinecone Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pinecone Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.