Pousargues’s Mongoose vs Tile Lichen

Dologale dybowskii compared with Lecidea tessellata

Key Differences

• Pousargues’s Mongoose is Data Deficient while Tile Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pousargues’s Mongoose	Tile Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Lecideales (Lecideales)
Family	Herpestidae	Lecideaceae
Genus	Dologale	Lecidea
Species	Dologale dybowskii	Lecidea tessellata

Conservation Status

Pousargues’s Mongoose

DD — Data Deficient

Tile Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pousargues’s Mongoose	Tile Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pousargues’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tile Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.