Chestnut-backed Scimitar-Babbler vs Meller’s Mongoose

Pomatorhinus montanus compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-backed Scimitar-Babbler	Meller’s Mongoose
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Timaliidae	Herpestidae
Genus	Pomatorhinus	Rhynchogale
Species	Pomatorhinus montanus	Rhynchogale melleri

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-backed Scimitar-Babbler and Meller’s Mongoose share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-backed Scimitar-Babbler

LC — Least Concern

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-backed Scimitar-Babbler	Meller’s Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-backed Scimitar-Babbler

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chestnut-backed Scimitar-Babbler

The Chestnut-backed Scimitar-Babbler (Pomatorhinus montanus) is a species in the genus Pomatorhinus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.