Devil-thorn vs Meller’s Mongoose

Echinocereus pseudopectinatus compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil-thorn	Meller’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cactaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Echinocereus	Rhynchogale
Species	Echinocereus pseudopectinatus	Rhynchogale melleri

Conservation Status

Devil-thorn

LC — Least Concern

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil-thorn	Meller’s Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil-thorn

Habitat

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

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.