Orange Disco vs Pousargues’s Mongoose

Aleurodiscus amorphus compared with Dologale dybowskii

Key Differences

• Orange Disco is Least Concern while Pousargues’s Mongoose is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Orange Disco	Pousargues’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Stereaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Aleurodiscus	Dologale
Species	Aleurodiscus amorphus	Dologale dybowskii

Conservation Status

Orange Disco

LC — Least Concern

Pousargues’s Mongoose

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Orange Disco	Pousargues’s Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Orange Disco

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Taiwan, and United States.

Pousargues’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.