African nutmeg vs Meller’s Mongoose

Monodora myristica compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African nutmeg	Meller’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Annonaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Monodora	Rhynchogale
Species	Monodora myristica	Rhynchogale melleri

Conservation Status

African nutmeg

LC — Least Concern

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African nutmeg	Meller’s Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African nutmeg

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

African nutmeg

The African nutmeg (Monodora myristica) is a species in the genus Monodora. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.