field locoweed vs Meller’s Mongoose

Oxytropis campestris compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	field locoweed	Meller’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Fabaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Oxytropis	Rhynchogale
Species	Oxytropis campestris	Rhynchogale melleri

Conservation Status

field locoweed

LC — Least Concern

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

field locoweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.