Argus pheasant-tree vs Meller’s Mongoose

Dracontomelon dao compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Argus pheasant-tree	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	Anacardiaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Dracontomelon	Rhynchogale
Species	Dracontomelon dao	Rhynchogale melleri

Conservation Status

Argus pheasant-tree

LC — Least Concern

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Argus pheasant-tree	Meller’s Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Argus pheasant-tree

Habitat

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

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Argus pheasant-tree

The Argus pheasant-tree, Dracontomelon dao, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.