Candelabra Duster vs Pousargues’s Mongoose

Athelia arachnoidea compared with Dologale dybowskii

Key Differences

• Candelabra Duster is Least Concern while Pousargues’s Mongoose is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candelabra Duster	Pousargues’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Atheliales (Atheliales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Atheliaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Athelia	Dologale
Species	Athelia arachnoidea	Dologale dybowskii

Conservation Status

Candelabra Duster

LC — Least Concern

Pousargues’s Mongoose

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candelabra Duster	Pousargues’s Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Candelabra Duster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Pousargues’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Candelabra Duster

The Candelabra Duster (Athelia arachnoidea) is a species in the genus Athelia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.