Blackstem Spleenwort vs Meller’s Mongoose

Asplenium resiliens compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Key Differences

• Blackstem Spleenwort is Not Evaluated while Meller’s Mongoose is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackstem Spleenwort	Meller’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Asplenium	Rhynchogale
Species	Asplenium resiliens	Rhynchogale melleri

Conservation Status

Blackstem Spleenwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackstem Spleenwort	Meller’s Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackstem Spleenwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and United States.

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blackstem Spleenwort

The Blackstem Spleenwort (Asplenium resiliens) is a species in the genus Asplenium. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.