German Wasp vs Meller’s Mongoose

Vespula germanica compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	German Wasp	Meller’s Mongoose
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Vespidae	Herpestidae
Genus	Vespula	Rhynchogale
Species	Vespula germanica	Rhynchogale melleri

Evolutionary Relationship

German Wasp and Meller’s Mongoose share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

German Wasp

LC — Least Concern

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	German Wasp	Meller’s Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

German Wasp

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile).

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.