Formosa lily vs Meller’s Mongoose

Lilium formosanum compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Key Differences

• Formosa lily is Not Evaluated while Meller’s Mongoose is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosa lily	Meller’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Liliales (Liliales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Liliaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Lilium	Rhynchogale
Species	Lilium formosanum	Rhynchogale melleri

Conservation Status

Formosa lily

NE — Not Evaluated

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Formosa lily

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Japan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.