Bushy-tailed Mongoose vs Jelly Rot

Bdeogale crassicauda compared with Phlebia tremellosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bushy-tailed Mongoose	Jelly Rot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Herpestidae	Meruliaceae
Genus	Bdeogale	Phlebia
Species	Bdeogale crassicauda	Phlebia tremellosa

Conservation Status

Bushy-tailed Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Jelly Rot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bushy-tailed Mongoose	Jelly Rot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bushy-tailed Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jelly Rot

Habitat

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

Range

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

Bushy-tailed Mongoose

The Bushy-tailed Mongoose (Bdeogale crassicauda) is a species in the genus Bdeogale. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.