black-footed mongoose vs Meller’s Mongoose

Bdeogale nigripes compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-footed mongoose	Meller’s Mongoose
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family same	Herpestidae	Herpestidae
Genus	Bdeogale	Rhynchogale
Species	Bdeogale nigripes	Rhynchogale melleri

Evolutionary Relationship

black-footed mongoose and Meller’s Mongoose share a common ancestor at the Family level: Herpestidae.

Conservation Status

black-footed mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-footed mongoose	Meller’s Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-footed mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

black-footed mongoose

The Black-Footed Mongoose (Bdeogale nigripes) is a species in the genus Bdeogale. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.