Ceylon gooseberry vs Meller’s Mongoose

Dovyalis hebecarpa compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon gooseberry	Meller’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Salicaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Dovyalis	Rhynchogale
Species	Dovyalis hebecarpa	Rhynchogale melleri

Conservation Status

Ceylon gooseberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon gooseberry	Meller’s Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon gooseberry

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Taiwan, and United States.

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ceylon gooseberry

The Ceylon Gooseberry (Dovyalis hebecarpa) is a species in the genus Dovyalis. Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Taiwan, and United States.