Crab-eating Mongoose vs Gebirgs-Schleimfuß

Herpestes urva compared with Cortinarius alpinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Gebirgs-Schleimfuß
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Fungi (Pilze)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Raubtiere)	Agaricales (Champignonartige)
Family	Herpestidae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Cortinarius
Species	Herpestes urva	Cortinarius alpinus

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Gebirgs-Schleimfuß

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Gebirgs-Schleimfuß
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gebirgs-Schleimfuß

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.