vs Meller’s Mongoose

Exidia pithya compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Meller’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Auriculariales (Auriculariales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Auriculariaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Exidia	Rhynchogale
Species	Exidia pithya	Rhynchogale melleri

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.