Pousargues’s Mongoose vs Stinking Slime Truffle

Dologale dybowskii compared with Melanogaster ambiguus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pousargues’s Mongoose	Stinking Slime Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Herpestidae	Paxillaceae
Genus	Dologale	Melanogaster
Species	Dologale dybowskii	Melanogaster ambiguus

Conservation Status

Pousargues’s Mongoose

DD — Data Deficient

Stinking Slime Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pousargues’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking Slime Truffle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.