Crab-eating Mongoose vs Rooting Polypore

Herpestes urva compared with Polyporus radicatus

Key Differences

• Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern while Rooting Polypore is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Rooting Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Herpestidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Polyporus
Species	Herpestes urva	Polyporus radicatus

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Rooting Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Rooting Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rooting Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.