Crab-eating Mongoose vs Violet Domecap

Herpestes urva compared with Calocybe ionides

Key Differences

• Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern while Violet Domecap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Violet Domecap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Herpestidae	Lyophyllaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Calocybe
Species	Herpestes urva	Calocybe ionides

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Violet Domecap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Violet Domecap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Violet Domecap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.