Aniseed Cockleshell vs Pousargues’s Mongoose

Lentinellus cochleatus compared with Dologale dybowskii

Key Differences

• Aniseed Cockleshell is Least Concern while Pousargues’s Mongoose is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aniseed Cockleshell	Pousargues’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Auriscalpiaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Lentinellus	Dologale
Species	Lentinellus cochleatus	Dologale dybowskii

Conservation Status

Aniseed Cockleshell

LC — Least Concern

Pousargues’s Mongoose

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aniseed Cockleshell	Pousargues’s Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aniseed Cockleshell

Habitat

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

Range

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

Pousargues’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Aniseed Cockleshell

The Aniseed Cockleshell (Lentinellus cochleatus) is a species in the genus Lentinellus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.