Crab-eating Mongoose vs Vampires Bane

Herpestes urva compared with Mycetinis scorodonius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Vampires Bane
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Herpestidae	Omphalotaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Mycetinis
Species	Herpestes urva	Mycetinis scorodonius

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Vampires Bane

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Vampires Bane
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Vampires Bane

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).