Chinese Apple vs Pousargues’s Mongoose

Malus prunifolia compared with Dologale dybowskii

Key Differences

• Chinese Apple is Not Evaluated while Pousargues’s Mongoose is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Apple	Pousargues’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Herpestidae
Genus	Malus	Dologale
Species	Malus prunifolia	Dologale dybowskii

Conservation Status

Chinese Apple

NE — Not Evaluated

Pousargues’s Mongoose

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Apple	Pousargues’s Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Pousargues’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinese Apple

The Chinese Apple (Malus prunifolia) is a species in the genus Malus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.