Crab-eating Mongoose vs Root Rot

Herpestes urva compared with Heterobasidion annosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Root Rot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Herpestidae	Bondarzewiaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Heterobasidion
Species	Herpestes urva	Heterobasidion annosum

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Root Rot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Root Rot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Root Rot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Norway, and Portugal.