blimbing vs Meller’s Mongoose

Averrhoa carambola compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blimbing	Meller’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Oxalidaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Averrhoa	Rhynchogale
Species	Averrhoa carambola	Rhynchogale melleri

Conservation Status

blimbing

NE — Not Evaluated

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blimbing	Meller’s Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

blimbing

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (5 countries), North America (Costa Rica, Trinidad and Tobago), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

blimbing

The Blimbing (Averrhoa carambola) is a species in the genus Averrhoa. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.