Maui's paddle vs Pousargues’s Mongoose

Elaphoglossum crassicaule compared with Dologale dybowskii

Key Differences

• Maui's paddle is Endangered while Pousargues’s Mongoose is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Maui's paddle	Pousargues’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Dryopteridaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Elaphoglossum	Dologale
Species	Elaphoglossum crassicaule	Dologale dybowskii

Conservation Status

Maui's paddle

EN — Endangered

Pousargues’s Mongoose

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Maui's paddle	Pousargues’s Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Maui's paddle

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Pousargues’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.