Pousargues’s Mongoose vs

Dologale dybowskii compared with Sphingobium limneticum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pousargues’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)
Family	Herpestidae	Sphingomonadaceae
Genus	Dologale	Sphingobium
Species	Dologale dybowskii	Sphingobium limneticum

Conservation Status

Pousargues’s Mongoose

DD — Data Deficient

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pousargues’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Sphingobium limneticum is a Gram-negative aerobic rod first isolated from lake water environments, as its species name implies. It inhabits freshwater lakes and ponds across temperate regions. This chemoheterotroph decomposes dissolved organic matter in lacustrine environments and may degrade aromatic compounds.