Pousargues’s Mongoose vs Smooth Spangle Gall

Dologale dybowskii compared with Neuroterus albipes

Key Differences

• Pousargues’s Mongoose is Data Deficient while Smooth Spangle Gall is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pousargues’s Mongoose	Smooth Spangle Gall
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Herpestidae	Cynipidae
Genus	Dologale	Neuroterus
Species	Dologale dybowskii	Neuroterus albipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Pousargues’s Mongoose and Smooth Spangle Gall share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Pousargues’s Mongoose

DD — Data Deficient

Smooth Spangle Gall

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pousargues’s Mongoose	Smooth Spangle Gall
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pousargues’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smooth Spangle Gall

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.