custard-apple vs Meller’s Mongoose

Annona squamosa compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Key Differences

• custard-apple is Not Evaluated while Meller’s Mongoose is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	custard-apple	Meller’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Annonaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Annona	Rhynchogale
Species	Annona squamosa	Rhynchogale melleri

Conservation Status

custard-apple

NE — Not Evaluated

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	custard-apple	Meller’s Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

custard-apple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (13 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (6 countries).

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.