Crab-eating Mongoose vs Violet Webcap

Herpestes urva compared with Cortinarius violaceus

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Violet Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Violet Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

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