Garden Thyme vs Meller’s Mongoose

Thymus vulgaris compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Key Differences

• Garden Thyme is Not Evaluated while Meller’s Mongoose is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Garden Thyme	Meller’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Lamiaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Thymus	Rhynchogale
Species	Thymus vulgaris	Rhynchogale melleri

Conservation Status

Garden Thyme

NE — Not Evaluated

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Garden Thyme	Meller’s Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Garden Thyme

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Europe (18 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.