hollowroot vs Meller’s Mongoose

Corydalis cava compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Key Differences

• hollowroot is Near Threatened while Meller’s Mongoose is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	hollowroot	Meller’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Papaveraceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Corydalis	Rhynchogale
Species	Corydalis cava	Rhynchogale melleri

Conservation Status

hollowroot

NT — Near Threatened

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	hollowroot	Meller’s Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

hollowroot

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.