Flame-tailed Pondhawk vs Pousargues’s Mongoose

Erythemis peruviana compared with Dologale dybowskii

Key Differences

• Flame-tailed Pondhawk is Least Concern while Pousargues’s Mongoose is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flame-tailed Pondhawk	Pousargues’s Mongoose
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Libellulidae	Herpestidae
Genus	Erythemis	Dologale
Species	Erythemis peruviana	Dologale dybowskii

Evolutionary Relationship

Flame-tailed Pondhawk and Pousargues’s Mongoose share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Flame-tailed Pondhawk

LC — Least Concern

Pousargues’s Mongoose

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flame-tailed Pondhawk	Pousargues’s Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flame-tailed Pondhawk

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Pousargues’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.