Pousargues’s Mongoose vs Stinking Earthfan

Dologale dybowskii compared with Thelephora palmata

Key Differences

• Pousargues’s Mongoose is Data Deficient while Stinking Earthfan is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pousargues’s Mongoose	Stinking Earthfan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Herpestidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Dologale	Thelephora
Species	Dologale dybowskii	Thelephora palmata

Conservation Status

Pousargues’s Mongoose

DD — Data Deficient

Stinking Earthfan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pousargues’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking Earthfan

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.