August-Lily vs Meller’s Mongoose

Hosta plantaginea compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Key Differences

• August-Lily is Not Evaluated while Meller’s Mongoose is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	August-Lily	Meller’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Asparagaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Hosta	Rhynchogale
Species	Hosta plantaginea	Rhynchogale melleri

Conservation Status

August-Lily

NE — Not Evaluated

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	August-Lily	Meller’s Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

August-Lily

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

August-Lily

The August-Lily (Hosta plantaginea) is a species in the genus Hosta. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.