Bushy-tailed Mongoose vs Tan Ear

Bdeogale crassicauda compared with Otidea alutacea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bushy-tailed Mongoose	Tan Ear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Herpestidae	Otideaceae
Genus	Bdeogale	Otidea
Species	Bdeogale crassicauda	Otidea alutacea

Conservation Status

Bushy-tailed Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Tan Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bushy-tailed Mongoose	Tan Ear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bushy-tailed Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tan Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.