Giant Elm Bracket vs Pousargues’s Mongoose

Rigidoporus ulmarius compared with Dologale dybowskii

Key Differences

• Giant Elm Bracket is Not Evaluated while Pousargues’s Mongoose is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Elm Bracket	Pousargues’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Meripilaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Rigidoporus	Dologale
Species	Rigidoporus ulmarius	Dologale dybowskii

Conservation Status

Giant Elm Bracket

NE — Not Evaluated

Pousargues’s Mongoose

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Elm Bracket	Pousargues’s Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Elm Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, and Portugal.

Pousargues’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.