Crab-eating Mongoose vs Willow Shield

Herpestes urva compared with Pluteus salicinus

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Willow Shield

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Willow Shield

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.