Bushy-tailed Mongoose vs Tear Dropper

Bdeogale crassicauda compared with Cylindrobasidium laeve

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bushy-tailed Mongoose	Tear Dropper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Herpestidae	Physalacriaceae
Genus	Bdeogale	Cylindrobasidium
Species	Bdeogale crassicauda	Cylindrobasidium laeve

Conservation Status

Bushy-tailed Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Tear Dropper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bushy-tailed Mongoose	Tear Dropper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bushy-tailed Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tear Dropper

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, 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.