Crab-eating Mongoose vs Tar spot

Herpestes urva compared with Phyllachora maydis

Key Differences

• Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern while Tar spot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Tar spot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Phyllachorales (Phyllachorales)
Family	Herpestidae	Phyllachoraceae
Genus	Herpestes	Phyllachora
Species	Herpestes urva	Phyllachora maydis

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Tar spot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Tar spot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tar spot

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United States.