Forked Stagshorn vs Meller’s Mongoose

Calocera furcata compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forked Stagshorn	Meller’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Dacrymycetes (Dacrymycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dacrymycetales (Dacrymycetales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Dacrymycetaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Calocera	Rhynchogale
Species	Calocera furcata	Rhynchogale melleri

Conservation Status

Forked Stagshorn

LC — Least Concern

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forked Stagshorn

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.