Brook Thistle vs Meller’s Mongoose

Cirsium rivulare compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Key Differences

• Brook Thistle is Extinct while Meller’s Mongoose is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brook Thistle	Meller’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Herpestidae
Genus	Cirsium	Rhynchogale
Species	Cirsium rivulare	Rhynchogale melleri

Conservation Status

Brook Thistle

EX — Extinct

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brook Thistle	Meller’s Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brook Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brook Thistle

The Brook Thistle (Cirsium rivulare) is a species in the genus Cirsium. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.