Pousargues’s Mongoose vs Soapberry

Dologale dybowskii compared with Sapindus saponaria

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pousargues’s Mongoose	Soapberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Herpestidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Dologale	Sapindus
Species	Dologale dybowskii	Sapindus saponaria

Conservation Status

Pousargues’s Mongoose

DD — Data Deficient

Soapberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pousargues’s Mongoose	Soapberry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pousargues’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Soapberry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (India, Vietnam), North America (Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).