Allen's Buttercup vs Meller’s Mongoose

Ranunculus allenii compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen's Buttercup	Meller’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Ranunculaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Ranunculus	Rhynchogale
Species	Ranunculus allenii	Rhynchogale melleri

Conservation Status

Allen's Buttercup

LC — Least Concern

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen's Buttercup	Meller’s Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen's Buttercup

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Allen's Buttercup

The Allen's Buttercup (Ranunculus allenii) is a species in the genus Ranunculus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.