finger-root vs Meller’s Mongoose

Uvaria chamae compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	finger-root	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	Uvaria	Rhynchogale
Species	Uvaria chamae	Rhynchogale melleri

Conservation Status

finger-root

LC — Least Concern

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	finger-root	Meller’s Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

finger-root

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.