Crab-eating Mongoose vs Pink Domecap

Herpestes urva compared with Calocybe carnea

Key Differences

• Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern while Pink Domecap is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Pink Domecap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Herpestidae	Lyophyllaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Calocybe
Species	Herpestes urva	Calocybe carnea

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Pink Domecap

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Pink Domecap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pink Domecap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Norway.