Blackfoot Polypore vs Pousargues’s Mongoose

Cerioporus leptocephalus compared with Dologale dybowskii

Key Differences

• Blackfoot Polypore is Not Evaluated while Pousargues’s Mongoose is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackfoot Polypore	Pousargues’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Polyporaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Cerioporus	Dologale
Species	Cerioporus leptocephalus	Dologale dybowskii

Conservation Status

Blackfoot Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Pousargues’s Mongoose

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackfoot Polypore	Pousargues’s Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackfoot Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Pousargues’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blackfoot Polypore

The Blackfoot Polypore (Cerioporus leptocephalus) is a species in the genus Cerioporus. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems. Found in United States.