Pick-A-Back Toadstool vs Pousargues’s Mongoose

Asterophora lycoperdoides compared with Dologale dybowskii

Key Differences

• Pick-A-Back Toadstool is Least Concern while Pousargues’s Mongoose is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pick-A-Back Toadstool	Pousargues’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Lyophyllaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Asterophora	Dologale
Species	Asterophora lycoperdoides	Dologale dybowskii

Conservation Status

Pick-A-Back Toadstool

LC — Least Concern

Pousargues’s Mongoose

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pick-A-Back Toadstool	Pousargues’s Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pick-A-Back Toadstool

Habitat

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

Range

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

Pousargues’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.