Bushy-tailed Mongoose vs Orange Disco

Bdeogale crassicauda compared with Aleurodiscus amorphus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bushy-tailed Mongoose	Orange Disco
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Herpestidae	Stereaceae
Genus	Bdeogale	Aleurodiscus
Species	Bdeogale crassicauda	Aleurodiscus amorphus

Conservation Status

Bushy-tailed Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Orange Disco

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bushy-tailed Mongoose	Orange Disco
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bushy-tailed Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange Disco

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.