Pleated Inkcap vs Pousargues’s Mongoose

Parasola plicatilis compared with Dologale dybowskii

Key Differences

• Pleated Inkcap is Least Concern while Pousargues’s Mongoose is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pleated Inkcap	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	Psathyrellaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Parasola	Dologale
Species	Parasola plicatilis	Dologale dybowskii

Conservation Status

Pleated Inkcap

LC — Least Concern

Pousargues’s Mongoose

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pleated Inkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Pousargues’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.