Devil'S Dipstick vs Pousargues’s Mongoose

Mutinus elegans compared with Dologale dybowskii

Key Differences

• Devil'S Dipstick is Not Evaluated while Pousargues’s Mongoose is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Dipstick	Pousargues’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Phallales (Phallales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Phallaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Mutinus	Dologale
Species	Mutinus elegans	Dologale dybowskii

Conservation Status

Devil'S Dipstick

NE — Not Evaluated

Pousargues’s Mongoose

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil'S Dipstick	Pousargues’s Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil'S Dipstick

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Pousargues’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.