Plain Dark-bee vs Pousargues’s Mongoose

Stelis phaeoptera compared with Dologale dybowskii

Key Differences

• Plain Dark-bee is Extinct while Pousargues’s Mongoose is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Plain Dark-bee	Pousargues’s Mongoose
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Megachilidae	Herpestidae
Genus	Stelis	Dologale
Species	Stelis phaeoptera	Dologale dybowskii

Evolutionary Relationship

Plain Dark-bee and Pousargues’s Mongoose share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Plain Dark-bee

EX — Extinct

Pousargues’s Mongoose

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Plain Dark-bee	Pousargues’s Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Plain Dark-bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Pousargues’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.