Crab-eating Mongoose vs Pitted Beard Lichen

Herpestes urva compared with Usnea cavernosa

Key Differences

• Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern while Pitted Beard Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Pitted Beard Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Herpestidae	Parmeliaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Usnea
Species	Herpestes urva	Usnea cavernosa

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Pitted Beard Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Pitted Beard Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pitted Beard Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.