Fawn Starweb vs Jackson’s Mongoose

Asterostroma cervicolor compared with Bdeogale jacksoni

Key Differences

• Fawn Starweb is Least Concern while Jackson’s Mongoose is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fawn Starweb	Jackson’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Peniophoraceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Asterostroma	Bdeogale
Species	Asterostroma cervicolor	Bdeogale jacksoni

Conservation Status

Fawn Starweb

LC — Least Concern

Jackson’s Mongoose

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fawn Starweb	Jackson’s Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fawn Starweb

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Norway, and Sweden.

Jackson’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.