Pousargues’s Mongoose vs silverleaf desmodium

Dologale dybowskii compared with Desmodium uncinatum

Key Differences

• Pousargues’s Mongoose is Data Deficient while silverleaf desmodium is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pousargues’s Mongoose	silverleaf desmodium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Herpestidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Dologale	Desmodium
Species	Dologale dybowskii	Desmodium uncinatum

Conservation Status

Pousargues’s Mongoose

DD — Data Deficient

silverleaf desmodium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pousargues’s Mongoose	silverleaf desmodium
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pousargues’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

silverleaf desmodium

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (El Salvador, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).