Hairy Snakefern vs Meller’s Mongoose

Microgramma piloselloides compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Snakefern	Meller’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Polypodiaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Microgramma	Rhynchogale
Species	Microgramma piloselloides	Rhynchogale melleri

Conservation Status

Hairy Snakefern

LC — Least Concern

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Snakefern	Meller’s Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy Snakefern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.