Pousargues’s Mongoose vs Rough-Tailed

Dologale dybowskii compared with Bathytoshia centroura

Key Differences

• Pousargues’s Mongoose is Data Deficient while Rough-Tailed is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pousargues’s Mongoose	Rough-Tailed
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Herpestidae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Dologale	Bathytoshia
Species	Dologale dybowskii	Bathytoshia centroura

Evolutionary Relationship

Pousargues’s Mongoose and Rough-Tailed share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Pousargues’s Mongoose

DD — Data Deficient

Rough-Tailed

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pousargues’s Mongoose	Rough-Tailed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pousargues’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rough-Tailed