Pousargues’s Mongoose vs Square-spot Deerfly

Dologale dybowskii compared with Chrysops viduatus

Key Differences

• Pousargues’s Mongoose is Data Deficient while Square-spot Deerfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pousargues’s Mongoose	Square-spot Deerfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Herpestidae	Tabanidae
Genus	Dologale	Chrysops
Species	Dologale dybowskii	Chrysops viduatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Pousargues’s Mongoose and Square-spot Deerfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Pousargues’s Mongoose

DD — Data Deficient

Square-spot Deerfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pousargues’s Mongoose	Square-spot Deerfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pousargues’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Square-spot Deerfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.