Arkansas Grape vs Meller’s Mongoose

Vitis aestivalis compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arkansas Grape	Meller’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Vitales (Vitales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Vitaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Vitis	Rhynchogale
Species	Vitis aestivalis	Rhynchogale melleri

Conservation Status

Arkansas Grape

NE — Not Evaluated

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arkansas Grape	Meller’s Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arkansas Grape

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Spain, Taiwan, and United States.

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Arkansas Grape

The Arkansas Grape, Vitis aestivalis, is a species. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.