Ferny Azolla vs Meller’s Mongoose

Azolla pinnata compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ferny Azolla	Meller’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Salviniaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Azolla	Rhynchogale
Species	Azolla pinnata	Rhynchogale melleri

Conservation Status

Ferny Azolla

LC — Least Concern

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ferny Azolla

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Palearctic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Mexico, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Tuvalu).

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.