Pousargues’s Mongoose vs Red Fold Truffle

Dologale dybowskii compared with Hydnotrya tulasnei

Key Differences

• Pousargues’s Mongoose is Data Deficient while Red Fold Truffle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pousargues’s Mongoose	Red Fold Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Herpestidae	Discinaceae
Genus	Dologale	Hydnotrya
Species	Dologale dybowskii	Hydnotrya tulasnei

Conservation Status

Pousargues’s Mongoose

DD — Data Deficient

Red Fold Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pousargues’s Mongoose	Red Fold Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pousargues’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Fold Truffle

Habitat

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

Range

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