Polychrome Dot Lichen vs Pousargues’s Mongoose

Bacidia polychroa compared with Dologale dybowskii

Key Differences

• Polychrome Dot Lichen is Extinct while Pousargues’s Mongoose is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Polychrome Dot Lichen	Pousargues’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Ramalinaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Bacidia	Dologale
Species	Bacidia polychroa	Dologale dybowskii

Conservation Status

Polychrome Dot Lichen

EX — Extinct

Pousargues’s Mongoose

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Polychrome Dot Lichen	Pousargues’s Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Polychrome Dot Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

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

Pousargues’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.