Ascending Cotoneaster vs Meller’s Mongoose

Cotoneaster ascendens compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Cotoneaster	Meller’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Herpestidae
Genus	Cotoneaster	Rhynchogale
Species	Cotoneaster ascendens	Rhynchogale melleri

Conservation Status

Ascending Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Cotoneaster	Meller’s Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ascending Cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ascending Cotoneaster

Ascending cotoneaster (Cotoneaster ascendens) is a species in the genus Cotoneaster. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.