Crab-eating Mongoose vs Pleated Inkcap

Herpestes urva compared with Parasola plicatilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Pleated Inkcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Herpestidae	Psathyrellaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Parasola
Species	Herpestes urva	Parasola plicatilis

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Pleated Inkcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Pleated Inkcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pleated Inkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).