akee vs Meller’s Mongoose

Blighia sapida compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Key Differences

• akee is Not Evaluated while Meller’s Mongoose is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	akee	Meller’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Sapindaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Blighia	Rhynchogale
Species	Blighia sapida	Rhynchogale melleri

Conservation Status

akee

NE — Not Evaluated

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

akee

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

akee

The Akee (Blighia sapida) is a species in the genus Blighia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.