vs Pousargues’s Mongoose

Phytophthora gonapodyides compared with Dologale dybowskii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Pousargues’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Oomycota (Oomycetes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Peronosporea (Peronosporea)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Peronosporales (Peronosporales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Peronosporaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Phytophthora	Dologale
Species	Phytophthora gonapodyides	Dologale dybowskii

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Pousargues’s Mongoose

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries) and South America (Brazil).

Pousargues’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Phytophthora gonapodyides is a water mould belonging to the oomycetes, primarily a saprotroph found in aquatic and riparian environments including streams, rivers, and waterlogged soils. Unlike many Phytophthora species, it is not highly pathogenic to plants but may infect weakened hosts under certain conditions. It is found across Europe and North America in freshwater and estuarine habitats.