achacha vs Meller’s Mongoose

Garcinia gardneriana compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	achacha	Meller’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Clusiaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Garcinia	Rhynchogale
Species	Garcinia gardneriana	Rhynchogale melleri

Conservation Status

achacha

LC — Least Concern

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	achacha	Meller’s Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

achacha

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

achacha

The achacha (Garcinia gardneriana) is a species in the genus Garcinia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. It is found across Brazil, inhabiting diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.