Cracking Clitocybe vs Pousargues’s Mongoose

Clitocybe rivulosa compared with Dologale dybowskii

Key Differences

• Cracking Clitocybe is Least Concern while Pousargues’s Mongoose is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cracking Clitocybe	Pousargues’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Clitocybe	Dologale
Species	Clitocybe rivulosa	Dologale dybowskii

Conservation Status

Cracking Clitocybe

LC — Least Concern

Pousargues’s Mongoose

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cracking Clitocybe	Pousargues’s Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cracking Clitocybe

Habitat

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

Range

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

Pousargues’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.