chilte vs Pousargues’s Mongoose

Cnidoscolus elasticus compared with Dologale dybowskii

Key Differences

• chilte is Vulnerable while Pousargues’s Mongoose is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chilte	Pousargues’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Cnidoscolus	Dologale
Species	Cnidoscolus elasticus	Dologale dybowskii

Conservation Status

chilte

VU — Vulnerable

Pousargues’s Mongoose

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chilte	Pousargues’s Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chilte

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Pousargues’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

chilte

The chilte (Cnidoscolus elasticus) is a species in the genus Cnidoscolus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.