Crab-eating Mongoose vs Slippery Jack

Herpestes urva compared with Suillus luteus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Slippery Jack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Herpestidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Suillus
Species	Herpestes urva	Suillus luteus

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Slippery Jack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Slippery Jack
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slippery Jack

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).