Pousargues’s Mongoose vs Sweetgrass Hydnellum

Dologale dybowskii compared with Hydnellum suaveolens

Key Differences

• Pousargues’s Mongoose is Data Deficient while Sweetgrass Hydnellum is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pousargues’s Mongoose	Sweetgrass Hydnellum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Herpestidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Dologale	Hydnellum
Species	Dologale dybowskii	Hydnellum suaveolens

Conservation Status

Pousargues’s Mongoose

DD — Data Deficient

Sweetgrass Hydnellum

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pousargues’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sweetgrass Hydnellum

Habitat

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

Range

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