Crab-eating Mongoose vs Red Fold Truffle

Herpestes urva compared with Hydnotrya tulasnei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Red Fold Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Herpestidae	Discinaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Hydnotrya
Species	Herpestes urva	Hydnotrya tulasnei

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Red Fold Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Red Fold Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Fold Truffle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.