argali vs Meller’s Mongoose

Ovis ammon compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	argali	Meller’s Mongoose
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Herpestidae
Genus	Ovis	Rhynchogale
Species	Ovis ammon	Rhynchogale melleri

Evolutionary Relationship

argali and Meller’s Mongoose share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

argali

NE — Not Evaluated

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

argali

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (Cuba), and South America (Chile).

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

argali

The Argali (Ovis ammon) is a species in the genus Ovis. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.