Pousargues’s Mongoose vs Tiny vetch

Dologale dybowskii compared with Vicia hirsuta

Key Differences

• Pousargues’s Mongoose is Data Deficient while Tiny vetch is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pousargues’s Mongoose	Tiny vetch
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Herpestidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Dologale	Vicia
Species	Dologale dybowskii	Vicia hirsuta

Conservation Status

Pousargues’s Mongoose

DD — Data Deficient

Tiny vetch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pousargues’s Mongoose	Tiny vetch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pousargues’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tiny vetch

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Ecuador).