Crab-eating Mongoose vs Willow Deceiver

Herpestes urva compared with Laccaria pumila

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Willow Deceiver
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Herpestidae	Hydnangiaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Laccaria
Species	Herpestes urva	Laccaria pumila

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Willow Deceiver

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Willow Deceiver
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Willow Deceiver

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Norway, and Sweden.