vs Egyptian mongoose

Diderma meyerae compared with Herpestes ichneumon

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Egyptian mongoose is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Egyptian mongoose
Kingdom	Protozoa (protozoa)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Physarales (Physarales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Didymiaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Diderma	Herpestes
Species	Diderma meyerae	Herpestes ichneumon

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Egyptian mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Egyptian mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Egyptian mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Spain.

Diderma meyerae is a plasmodial slime mold in the order Physarales, forming small, stalked sporangia with a double peridium on decaying plant debris. It inhabits forest leaf litter and woody substrates in humid environments.