Pousargues’s Mongoose vs Tall Webcap

Dologale dybowskii compared with Cortinarius elatior

Key Differences

• Pousargues’s Mongoose is Data Deficient while Tall Webcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pousargues’s Mongoose	Tall Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Herpestidae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Dologale	Cortinarius
Species	Dologale dybowskii	Cortinarius elatior

Conservation Status

Pousargues’s Mongoose

DD — Data Deficient

Tall Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pousargues’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tall Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

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