Crab-eating Mongoose vs Shield Pinkgill

Herpestes urva compared with Entoloma clypeatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Shield Pinkgill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Herpestidae	Entolomataceae
Genus	Herpestes	Entoloma
Species	Herpestes urva	Entoloma clypeatum

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Shield Pinkgill

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Shield Pinkgill
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shield Pinkgill

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.