Pousargues’s Mongoose vs water dock

Dologale dybowskii compared with Rumex aquaticus

Key Differences

• Pousargues’s Mongoose is Data Deficient while water dock is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pousargues’s Mongoose	water dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Herpestidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Dologale	Rumex
Species	Dologale dybowskii	Rumex aquaticus

Conservation Status

Pousargues’s Mongoose

DD — Data Deficient

water dock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pousargues’s Mongoose	water dock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pousargues’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

water dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (India, Japan) and Europe (4 countries).